학술논문

Evidence for three genetic loci involved in both anorexia nervosa risk and variation of body mass index
Document Type
Report
Source
Molecular Psychiatry. February 2017, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p192, 10 p.
Subject
Europe
Language
English
ISSN
1359-4184
Abstract
Author(s): A Hinney [sup.1] , M Kesselmeier [sup.2] , S Jall [sup.3] [sup.4] , A-L Volckmar [sup.1] , M Föcker [sup.1] , J Antel [sup.1] , Vesna Boraska Perica, Christopher [...]
The maintenance of normal body weight is disrupted in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) for prolonged periods of time. Prior to the onset of AN, premorbid body mass index (BMI) spans the entire range from underweight to obese. After recovery, patients have reduced rates of overweight and obesity. As such, loci involved in body weight regulation may also be relevant for AN and vice versa. Our primary analysis comprised a cross-trait analysis of the 1000 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with the lowest P-values in a genome-wide association meta-analysis (GWAMA) of AN (GCAN) for evidence of association in the largest published GWAMA for BMI (GIANT). Subsequently we performed sex-stratified analyses for these 1000 SNPs. Functional ex vivo studies on four genes ensued. Lastly, a look-up of GWAMA-derived BMI-related loci was performed in the AN GWAMA. We detected significant associations (P-values