Shared genetic influences between eating disorders and gastrointestinal disease in a large, population-based sample of adult women and men

CONCLUSIONS: Comorbidity between EDs and gastrointestinal disease may be explained by overlap in genetic influences, potentially including inflammatory genes implicated in both types of disorders. Screening for gastrointestinal disease in people with EDs, and EDs in those with gastrointestinal disease, is warranted.PMID:37920985 | DOI:10.1017/S003329172300301X

Source: Psychological Medicine - November 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Laura A Pascoe Megan E Mikhail S Alexandra Burt Kristen M Culbert Kelly L Klump Source Type: research