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Table 2 Overview of candidate gene findings in eating disorders

From: A review on association and correlation of genetic variants with eating disorders and obesity

Gene

Description

rs Number

References

HTR1D

Serotonin receptor 1D

rs6300

[51]

rs674386

rs856510

[52]

HTR2A

Serotonin receptor 2A

rs6311

[53,54,55,56]

HTR2C

Serotonin receptor 2C

rs6318

[57]

DRD2

Dopamine receptor D2

rs1799732

[58,59,60]

rs6277

[59, 60]

rs6278

[58]

rs2283265

[60]

DRD3

Dopamine receptor D3

rs6280

[61]

DRD4

Dopamine receptor D4

rs1800955

[62]

COMT

Catechol-O-methyltransferase

rs4680

[63, 64]

ANKK1

Ankyrin repeat and kinase domain containing 1

rs1800497

[59, 60]

LEP

Leptin

rs13228377

rs7799039

[65]

LEPR

Leptin receptor

rs1137100

rs1137101

[65, 66]

rs8179183

[66]

GHRL

Ghrelin

rs696217

rs4684677

[65, 67,68,69]

rs34911341

[68, 69]

rs2075356

[69]

MC4R

Melanocortin 4 receptor

  

rs52820871

[70, 71]

rs17782313

[65, 72]

rs489693

[65]

AGRP

Agouti related protein

rs5030980

[65, 73]

rs13338499

[65]

POMC

Proopiomelanocortin

rs1042571

[65]

ESR1

Estrogen receptor 1

rs726281

rs2295193

rs3798577

[74]

rs2234693

rs9340799

[75]

ESR2

Estrogen receptor 2

rs1256049

[75, 76]

rs4986938

[75]

rs928554

[77]

BDNF

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor

rs6265

[65, 78, 79]

rs56164415

[65, 78]

CNR1

Cannabinoid receptor 1

rs1049353

[80, 81]

OPRD1

Opioid receptor delta 1

rs536706

rs760589

rs204081

[51]

rs569356

rs521809

rs4654327

[52]

rs536706

rs204081

[51]

OPRM

Opioid receptor mu 1

rs1799971

[82]

FTO

Fat mass and obesity associated

rs9939609

[83, 84]

GHRL

Preproghrelin gene

rs696217

rs2075356

[69]

TPH2

Tryptophan hydroxylase 2

rs1473473

[85]

POMC

Pro-opiomelanocortin

rs24831852

[86]

NTRK3

Neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor type 3

rs7180942

[87]

FAAH

Fatty acid amide hydrolase

rs932816

rs324420 rs324419

rs873978 rs2295632

[80]

NAAA

N-acylethanolamine-hydrolyzing acid amidase

rs2292534 rs4859567 rs10518142

rs6819442

[80]

MGLL

Monoglyceride lipase

rs893294

[80]