Resumen PORTELA DE SANTANA, ML; DA COSTA RIBEIRO JUNIOR, H.; MORA GIRAL, M.
y RAICH, RM ª. La epidemiología y los factores de riesgo de los trastornos alimentarios en …

Anorexia nervosa has one of the highest death rates of all mental illnesses and one of the
poorest treatment outcomes. However, one novel treatment, the neurobiologically-based …

Associations between the promoter polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene (5-
HTTLPR) and anxiety-related personality traits in healthy adult subjects have been …

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) regulates food intake and energy metabolism. It
has also been suggested that mutations in the human BDNF gene and its receptor TrkB …

Anorexia nervosa is a serious psychiatric disorder characterized by the inability to maintain
normal body weight. The frequently studied polymorphisms in the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor …

OBJECTIVE: The s-allele of the 5-HTTLPR has been suggested to lead to the development
of less efficient and less flexible 5-HT system and has been associated to different forms of …

Introducción Al sistema serotoninérgico se lo ha implicado en la regulación del estado de
ánimo y en la conducta alimentaria, por lo que el gen del transportador de serotonina …

Increased and decreased levers of platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity have been
reported in patients with eating disorders, indicating abnormalities of the serotonin turnover …

Los trastornos de la conducta alimentaria son un problema de salud pública. La etiología de
la enfermedad es desconocida, pero se sugiere que tiene una base psiquiátrica, química y …

Objective: The serotonin system has been implicated in mood and appetite regulation, and
the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) is a commonly studied candidate gene for eating …