Genomic meta-analyses of binge-eating behavior and anorexia nervosa yield insights into the unique and shared biology of eating disorder phenotypes

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Beitragende

  • Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium - (Autor:in)
  • Psychosoziale Medizin und Entwicklungsneurowissenschaften
  • Karolinska Institutet
  • Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark
  • NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)
  • University of British Columbia
  • DRK Kliniken Berlin
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Texas Tech University
  • Universitätsklinikum Essen
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • Yale University
  • University College London
  • Universität Aarhus
  • University of Oslo
  • University of Bristol
  • Lovisenberg diakonale sykehus
  • University of Tartu
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • University of Helsinki
  • Broad Institute of Harvard University and MIT
  • Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, Newark
  • Sveučilište u Splitu
  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
  • Oberberg Fachklinik
  • Università degli studi di Padova
  • Università degli Studi di Firenze
  • Altrecht Mental Health Institute
  • LVR-Universitätsklinik Essen
  • Seattle University
  • Université de Nantes
  • University of Medical Sciences Poznan
  • Stanford University
  • King's College London (KCL)
  • Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
  • Deutsches Zentrum für Psychische Gesundheit (DZPG)

Abstract

Eating disorders-including anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder-are clinically distinct but exhibit symptom overlap and diagnostic crossover. Genomic analyses have mostly examined AN. Here we conducted a genomic meta-analysis of case-control studies of binge-eating behavior (BE; 39,279 cases, 1,227,436 controls), alongside analyses of AN (24,223 cases, 1,243,971 controls) and its subtypes (all European ancestries). We identified six BE-associated loci, including loci associated with a higher body mass index and impulse-control behaviors. AN genome-wide association studies yielded eight loci, validating six loci. Subsequent polygenic risk score analysis demonstrated an association with AN in two East Asian ancestry studies. BE and AN exhibited similar positive genetic correlations with psychiatric disorders but opposing genetic correlations with anthropometric traits. Most of the genetic signal in BE and AN was not shared with body mass index. We have extended eating disorder genomics beyond AN; future work will incorporate multiple diagnoses and global ancestries.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)1361-1377
Seitenumfang17
FachzeitschriftNature Mental Health
Jahrgang4
Ausgabenummer9
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Sept. 2026
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMedCentral PMC13553282
Scopus 105049258123
ORCID /0000-0003-2132-4445/work/226837572
ORCID /0000-0001-8333-867X/work/226837688

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