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Eating disorders genetics in Asia
Author(s) -
Bulik Cynthia M.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/eat.23445
Subject(s) - eating disorders , genetic architecture , psychiatric genetics , representation (politics) , geography , genetics , psychiatry , psychology , environmental health , medicine , biology , political science , population , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , politics , quantitative trait locus , law
A complete understanding of the genetic architecture of eating disorders requires adequately large sample sizes from individuals of all ancestries. Failure to include representative samples truncates understanding and may even exacerbate health disparities. Several countries in Asia have made rich contributions in psychiatric genetics; however, the eating disorders field requires concerted global efforts to increase representation from Asian ancestry populations to ensure that our global efforts accurately reflect the true distribution of eating disorders around the world and across ancestries.