# Anorexia nervosa has a genetic basis

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> **[Anorexia nervosa has a genetic basis](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170612094212.htm)**
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> Anorexia nervosa is associated with genetic anomalies on chromosome 12, a large-scale, international whole-genome analysis has now revealed for the first time. This finding might lead to new, interdisciplinary approaches to its treatment.

  
Anorexia nervosa is associated with genetic anomalies on chromosome 12, a large-scale, international whole-genome analysis has now revealed for the first time. This finding might lead to new, interdisciplinary approaches to its treatment.