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Gene loss creates eating disorder-related behaviors in mice

April 9, 2015 by

Building on their discovery of a gene linked to eating disorders in humans, a team of researchers has now shown that loss of the gene in mice leads to several behavioral abnormalities that resemble behaviors seen in people with anorexia nervosa.

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