Gene loss creates eating disorder-related behaviors in mice

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Building on their discovery of a gene linked to eating disorders in humans, a team of researchers has now shown that loss of the gene in mice leads to several behavioral abnormalities that resemble behaviors seen in people with anorexia nervosa.
SOURCE: Eating Disorder Research News — ScienceDaily – Read entire story here.

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New genetic clue to anorexia

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  • September 11, 2013
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The largest DNA-sequencing study of anorexia nervosa has linked the eating disorder to variants in a gene coding for an enzyme that regulates cholesterol metabolism. The finding suggests that anorexia could be caused in part by a disruption in the normal processing of cholesterol, which may disrupt mood and eating behavior.