Contemporary Study For Anorexia: Scott Van Zealand

Question 1

What is your contemporary study for anorexia

Answer 1

Scott Van Zealand

Question 2

What is the aim of your contemporary study on anorexia

Answer 2

To investigate genetic variants associated with the development of anorexia nervosa

Question 3

How many people did Scott Van Zealand originally start with

Answer 3

262 white European women with anorexia

Question 4

What BMI did the 262 white women share at at least one point in their life

Answer 4

A bmi of 15 or less

Question 5

What was taken from the participants

Answer 5

DNA samples

Question 6

What gene showed the most significant variation between the treatment and control group

Answer 6

EPHX2 gene

Question 7

What did those with the EPHX2 gene show

Answer 7

Highest scores of depression and the lowest BMI scores

Question 8

What is the EPHX2 gene often associated with

Answer 8

Metabolising cholesterol

Question 9

What did Scott Van Zealand conclude

Answer 9

Variants in the EPHX2 gene may increase the risk of developing anorexia