BULIMIA NERVOSA, SUSCEPTIBILITY TO, 1

General Information (adopted from Orphanet):

Synonyms, Signs: BULN1
BN
Number of Symptoms 6
OrphanetNr:
OMIM Id: 607499
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Prevalence, inheritance and age of onset:

Prevalence: No data available.
Inheritance: Multifactorial
[Omim]
Age of onset:

Disease classification (adopted from Orphanet):

Parent Diseases: No data available.

Symptom Information: Sort by abundance 

1
(HPO:0100739) Bulimia 1 / 7739
2
(OMIM) Recurrent episodes of binge eating 1 / 7739
3
(HPO:0001426) Multifactorial inheritance 37 / 7739
4
(OMIM) Overconcern with weight and body shape 1 / 7739
5
(OMIM) Feelings of guilt associated with episodes 1 / 7739
6
(OMIM) Recurrent inappropriate conpensatory behavior to prevent weight gain, including self-induced vomiting, laxative or diuretic abuse, fasting, excessive exercise 1 / 7739

Associated genes:

ClinVar (via SNiPA)

Gene symbol Variation Clinical significance Reference

Additional Information:

Clinical Description OMIM Bulimia nervosa (BN) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by episodes of binge-eating (eating an unusually large amount of food in a discrete period of time and feeling out of control), compensatory behavior (e.g., self-induced vomiting or laxative abuse), ...
Molecular genetics OMIM Monteleone and Maj (2008) reviewed the genetics of eating disorders, including bulimia nervosa, and stated that to date, there was no convincing evidence for association of candidate genes with eating disorders; they noted that the heterogeneity of eating ...