Individuals Diagnosed with Binge-Eating Disorder Have DNA Hypomethylated Sites in Genes of the Metabolic System: A Pilot Study

Individuals Diagnosed with Binge-Eating Disorder Have DNA Hypomethylated Sites in Genes of the Metabolic System: A Pilot Study

Binge-eating disorder, recently accepted as a diagnostic category, is differentiated from bulimia nervosa in that the former shows the presence of binge-eating episodes and the absence of compensatory behavior. Epigenetics is a conjunct of mechanisms (like DNA methylation) that regulate gene express...

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Main Authors: Mariana Lizbeth Rodríguez-López, José Jaime Martínez-Magaña, David Ruiz-Ramos, Ana Rosa García, Laura Gonzalez, Carlos Alfonso Tovilla-Zarate, Emmanuel Sarmiento, Isela Esther Juárez-Rojop, Humberto Nicolini, Thelma Beatriz Gonzalez-Castro, Alma Delia Genis-Mendoza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
eating disorders
binge-eating disorder
bulimia nervosa
DNA methylation
AMPK
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/5/1413

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