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Karyotyping of Women with Anorexia Nervosa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Jan Wålinder
Affiliation:
University of Göteborg, Psychiatric Research Centre, St Jörgen's Hospital, S-422 03 Hisings-Backa, Sweden
Gunnel Mellbin
Affiliation:
University of Göteborg, Psychiatric Research Centre, St Jörgen's Hospital, S-422 03 Hisings-Backa, Sweden

Summary

As a contribution to an international pool, chromosomal analysis was carried out on 30 women with anorexia nervosa. The stimulus for this study was that during the last decade nine cases have been described of coincidence between Turner's syndrome and anorexia nervosa. Of the 30 women here examined, all had normal chromosomal constitution.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 1977 

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