Abstract of main article: The same genetic factors which predispose addictive disorders such as alcoholism and drug addiction, also increase the risk of eating disorders.

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Sources list for:
"Genetic Factors causing Eating Disorders"

  1. Eating Disorders May Cluster in Families, by E.J. Mundell, Returns 2000.
  2. Controlled Family Study of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa: Evidence of Shared Liability and Transmission of Partial Syndromes, by Michael Strober, American Journal of Psychiatry, March 2000.
  3. NARSAD's Regional Symposium - Sarasota, Florida, December 11, 1999.
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