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Complete sequence of the ANKK1 gene in Mexican-Mestizo individuals with obesity, with or without binge eating disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 July 2018

Adriana Palacios ,
Patricia Canto ,
María Elena Tejeda ,
Sylvana Stephano ,
Hassell Luján ,
Eduardo García-García ,
David Rojano-Mejía  and
Juan Pablo Méndez
Adriana Palacios
Affiliation:
aUnidad de Investigación en Obesidad, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Patricia Canto
Affiliation:
aUnidad de Investigación en Obesidad, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico bClínica de Obesidad, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición “Salvador Zubirán”, Ciudad de México, Mexico
María Elena Tejeda
Affiliation:
aUnidad de Investigación en Obesidad, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Sylvana Stephano
Affiliation:
bClínica de Obesidad, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición “Salvador Zubirán”, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Hassell Luján
Affiliation:
aUnidad de Investigación en Obesidad, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Eduardo García-García
Affiliation:
bClínica de Obesidad, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición “Salvador Zubirán”, Ciudad de México, Mexico
David Rojano-Mejía
Affiliation:
cUnidad de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación Centro,UMAE, Hospital de Traumatología y Ortopedia “Lomas Verdes”,Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, MéxicoD.F.Mexico
Juan Pablo Méndez*
Affiliation:
aUnidad de Investigación en Obesidad, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico bClínica de Obesidad, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición “Salvador Zubirán”, Ciudad de México, Mexico
*
*Corresponding author at: Unidad de Investigación en Obesidad, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico. E-mail address: jpmb@unam.mx (J.P. Méndez).

Abstract

Background:

The aim of this study was to investigate if Mexican-Mestizo individuals with obesity, with or without binge eating disorder (BED), exhibited mutations or other type of genetic variants in the sequence of ANKK1.

Subjects and methods:

Fifty unrelated individuals (21–53 years of age) with obesity, of Mexican-Mestizo ethnic origin were included; 25 of them had BED and 25 presented obesity without BED. The diagnosis of BED was based on criteria proposed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Besides, we also analyzed 100 individuals with normal body mass index. DNA from blood leukocytes was amplified by the polymerase chain reaction and all exons of ANKK1 were sequenced.

Results:

After ANKK1 sequencing we did not find any mutations; however, we observed various polymorphisms. One polymorphism, rs4938013 in exon 2 showed an association with obesity, whilst rs1800497 (also known as Taq1A) in exon 8, showed an association with BED (P = 0.020). Remarkable, for this study, the number of individuals for both polymorphisms for and additive model was sufficient to derive strong statistical power (80%, with a P < 0.05).

Conclusions:

To our knowledge, this constitutes the first report where the complete sequences of ANKK1 has been analyzed in individuals with obesity, with or without BED. No mutations were found; however, one polymorphism was associated with obesity, with or without BED, and another one was associated with BED.

Keywords

ANKK1Genetic variantsObesityBinge eating disorder

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Original article
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European Psychiatry , Volume 54 , October 2018 , pp. 59 - 64
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2018

1. Introduction

Obesity is a multifactorial disease that has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. In Mexico, the last National Survey demonstrated that the prevalence of obesity has augmented from 21.5% in 1993, to 33.3% in 2016 [1]. It has been established that obesity is associated with several psychiatric disorders [Reference Chouinard, Pingali, Chouinard, Henderson, Mallya and Cypess2, Reference Segura-Garcia, Caroleo, Rania, Barbuto, Sinopoli and Aloi3], being binge eating disorder (BED) one of them [Reference Pagoto, Bodenlos, Kantor, Gitkind, Curtin and Ma4]. One of these entities is BED which is characterized by recurrent-persistent episodes of uncontrolled binge eating with distress, in the absence of regular compensatory behaviors [5]. According to the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative [Reference Kessler, Berglund, Chiu, Deitz, Hudson and Shahly6] performed in several countries, including Mexico, lifetime prevalence has been estimated at an average of 1.9%, across surveys. Individuals presenting BED, have a significantly higher BMI than those without a history of this eating disorder. Furthermore, individuals with BED are more susceptible to have other concomitant psychiatric disorders, like depression or anxiety [Reference Grilo, White, Barnes and Masheb7].

At present, the precise etiology of BED has not been determined. This pathological entity has been considered a multifactorial disease where diverse risk factors, including genetics, play a role on its onset. It has been estimated that BED presents a heritability between 41% and 57% [Reference Reichborn-Kjennerud, Bulik, Tambs and Harris8, Reference Javaras, Laird, Reichborn-Kjennerud, Bulik, Pope and Hudson9], which suggests that genetic variations could play an important role in its pathogenesis. Several candidate genes have been analyzed; however, the results of these studies have not been conclusive [Reference Hinney and Volckmar10].

Dopamine receptor type 2 (DRD2), a G-protein coupled receptor, located on the postsynaptic dopaminergic neurons, is centrally involved in the reward-mediating mesocorticolimbic pathways. This receptor has been the focus of many studies investigating genetic variations that could be associated with addictive behavior and with reward mechanisms [Reference Davis, Levitan, Reid, Carter, Kaplan and Patte11, Reference Samek, Bailey, Hill, Wilson, Lee and Keyes12]. One of the most frequently studied functional polymorphisms of the D2 receptor was Taq1A (dbSNP_rs1800497: c.2137 G > A, p.Glu713Lys). For many years, Taq1A was thought to be located on the 3′-untranslated region of DRD2; however, subsequent studies demonstrated that this single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) was not a part of DRD2, but of an adjacent gene named as ankyrin repeat and kinase domain containing 1 (ANKK1) [Reference Neville, Johnstone and Walton13].

It has been demonstrated that ANKK1 is activated by apomorphine, a dopaminergic agonist, indicating a potential connection between ANKK1 and the dopaminergic system. Besides, due to its proximity with DRD2, it has been suggested that ANKK1 may play an important role in modifying dopaminergic signaling, following drug exposure [Reference Hoenicka, Quinones-Lombrana, Espana-Serrano, Alvira-Botero, Kremer and Perez-Gonzalez14].

Although obesity has been associated with BED, there are obese individuals that never present BED. Since previous studies have only analyzed polymorphisms in ANKK1 [Reference Davis, Levitan, Reid, Carter, Kaplan and Patte11, Reference Felsted, Ren, Chouinard-Decorte and Small15–Reference Yeh, Trang, Henning, Wilhalme, Carpenter and Heber18] and have not searched for the presence of mutations in the open reading-frame of this gene, as a possible cause of obesity with or without BED, the aim of this study was to investigate if individuals with obesity with or without BED, presented mutations in the sequence of ANKK1.

2. Subjects and methods

2.1. Subjects

The Human Research Committees of the participating institutions approved the study. Informed consent was obtained from all individuals before been included. All procedures performed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committees and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

Twenty-five unrelated individuals presenting obesity with BED (9 males and 16 females) and twenty-five unrelated individuals presenting obesity without BED (12 males and 13 females) were recruited from the Clinic of Obesity and Eating Disorders of the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán. All patients were of Mexican-Mestizo ethnic origin. According to the National Institute of Anthropology, a Mexican-Mestizo is defined as a person who was born in Mexico, has a Spanish-derived last name, and has a family of Mexican ancestors back to the third generation [Reference Gorodezky, Alaez, Vázquez-García, de la Rosa, Infante and Balladares19]. The diagnosis of BED was determined by a psychiatrist of the clinic, who administered a semi-structured questionnaire to all individuals on a face-to-face mode. The diagnosis of this entity was based on those criteria proposed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) [5].

Body height and weight were measured at baseline examination, with the subject in a standing position, wearing a hospital gown and without shoes. Height and weight were used to calculate body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2). Individuals were categorized as having a BMI of obesity if it was ≥30.0 kg/m2. Besides, we measured body fat percentage by bio impedance using a Tanita scale (TBF 300a; Tanita Corporation, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, Japan).

Individuals with a previous diagnosis of bulimia nervosa, any psychotic disorder, substance abuse, alcoholism, or a serious medical/physical illness such as cancer, or heart disease, were excluded from the study.

In addition, 100 individuals were recruited as controls (38 males and 62 females). All of them were of Mexican-Mestizo ethnic origin and were donors at the Blood Bank of the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán. All of them presented a normal BMI (BMI = 22.0 ± 1.6 kg/m2 for females, BMI = 23.3 ± 1.3 kg/m2 for males), with ages ranging between 21–38 years and without any history of eating disorders; besides, these individuals did not present any history of major physical disorders, bulimia nervosa or a history of obesity, substance abuse, or alcoholism.

2.2. Methods

Genomic DNA was isolated from blood leukocytes using the salting out procedure described by Miller et al. [Reference Miller, Dykes and Polesky20]. DNA was amplified by PCR in 25 μl of mixture reaction, containing 100 ng of genomic DNA, 0.1 mM dNTPs, 2.0 U of KAPA Taq PCR Kit (KapaBiosystems, Massachusetts, USA), and 250 nM of each specific set of ANKK1 primers. Primers were designed by us using Primer3web version 4.0.0 (http://primer3.ut.ee/). Due to its size, exon 8 of ANKK1 (1306 base pairs), was divided into five fragments. The sequences of the oligonucleotides, the size of the amplified products and the annealing temperatures are under request.

After amplification, PCR products were subjected to electrophoresis on 1.2% agarose gels and stained with Midori Green DNA Stain (Nippon Genetics Europe GmbH, Düren, Germany) to verify the correct size of the expected fragments. PCR products were purified by QIAEX II (QIAGEN GmbH, Hilden, Germany). DNA sequences (100 ng DNA template/reaction) were determined by cycle sequencing on an automated DNA sequencer 3500XL (Applied Biosystems Division, Foster City, CA, USA) using the DNA Sequencing Kit BigDye™ Terminator Cycle Sequencing Ready Reaction (PE Biosystems, Foster City, CA, USA). Sequencing was performed following the protocol supplied by the manufacturer.

2.2.1. Statistical analysis

We performed a cross-sectional study. Data from the overall patient population were summarized as mean and standard deviation. To evaluate differences between groups (control and case), an unpaired Student t-test was used.

Deviations from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and the differences of the alleles and genotypes frequencies between groups were assessed by X2 tests. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was used to determine if a specific genotype is associated with obesity, with and without BED. Odds ratio (OR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) and an associated p-value, was calculated as a measure of association. For multiple comparisons of the genetic models a post hoc false discovery rate (FDR) test was used. Statistical analyses were carried out using SPSS v.20.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA), P value <0.05 was accepted as statistically significant. Besides, the analyses of the ANKK1 sequences were performed using the Chromas 2.4.4 software.

Table 1Clinical characteristics of individuals with obesity, with or without BED.
BED = binge eating disorder; N = number of individuals; m = male; f = female; BMI = body mass index. The values of the age are expressed in range, the rest of the data are mean ± SD. BMI difference between individuals with obesity without BED and individuals with obesity with BED (*P < 0.02). Fat % was different between individuals with obesity without BED and individuals with obesity with BED (**P < 0.0001).

3. Results

All individuals included (n = 50) presented obesity (BMI > 30.0 kg/m2), twenty-five of them also had BED. We observed that individuals with BED had the highest BMI and percentage of fat, when compared with individuals that only presented obesity; these differences were statistically significant (P = 0.029 and P = 0.0001, respectively). Clinical characteristics of all individuals participating in the study are shown in Table 1.

After sequencing the coding region of the ANKK1 gene, we did not find any mutations. All changes found were polymorphisms, according to the NCBI Reference Sequence dbSNP (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/snp/). We observed two polymorphisms in exon 2 (rs17115439 and rs4938013), one in exon 5 (rs7118900), one in exon 6 (rs11604671), and four in exon 8 (rs4938016, rs2734849, rs2734848 and rs1800497). All polymorphisms were in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium (P > 0.05). Genotype and allele frequencies of all polymorphisms are presented in Table 2.

Table 2Genotype and allele frequencies of ANKK1 polymorphisms in obese patients (with or without BED).
BED = binge eating disorder; N = number of individuals.

The rs1800497 polymorphism (also known as Taq1A polymorphism) located in exon 8, showed an association with BED. Under an additive model the 713Lys genotype conferred a significant risk of BED, with an odds ratio (OR) = 4.030 and a 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.201–13.526; P = 0.020; (Graphic 1 ) however, when we corrected with the FDR test, this difference was not significant (P = 0.16). Also, the G allele was associated with a significant risk of BED (OR = 3.431, 95% CI: 1.461–8.057; P = 0.003) and this association remained even after the FDR correction (P= 0.031). All other seven polymorphisms showed no significant differences, regarding individuals with obesity and BED compared with individuals with obesity without BED, under any genetic models analyzed (data not shown).

Taking into consideration that all individuals included in this study had obesity and to prove if the rs1800497 polymorphism was associated only with BED or with obesity, besides the possibility that any of the other seven polymorphisms could be associated with obesity, we compared the genotype and allele frequencies of these 50 individuals (100 alleles) with 100 subjects (200 alleles) with a normal BMI (20–24.9 kg/m2), with ages between 21–38 and without any history of eating disorders. All polymorphisms were in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium (P >0.05). Genotype and allele frequencies of rs4938013 and rs1800497polymorphisms are presented in Table 3.

Regarding the rs1800497 polymorphism, we observed that this SNP was not associated with obesity (data not shown). Interestingly, the rs4938013 polymorphism located in exon 2 showed an association with obesity and this association was present under all genetic models analyzed (Table 4, Graphic 1). In addition, we did not find any association with obesity, with any other of the polymorphisms described (data not shown).

Graphic 1

The figure displays the additive model of rs1800497 in individuals with obesity with and without BED (A) as well as the additive model of the rs4938013 polymorphism in individuals with obesity and individuals with normal BMI.

Table 3Genotype and allele frequencies of ANKK1 polymorphisms in obese patients (with or without BED) and individuals with normal BMI.
BMI = body mass index; BED = binge eating disorder; N = number of individuals.

4. Discussion

Obesity and BED have common characteristics but are not necessarily related. It has been suggested that dopaminergic dysfunction is implicated on the pathophysiology of both, obesity and BED. Dopamine is considered the main modulator of the brain reward system and regulates food intake in a significant manner [Reference Narayanaswami, Thompson, Cassis, Bardo and Dwoskin21–Reference Kessler, Hutson, Herman and Potenza23]. Furthermore, genetic variations in ANKK1/DRD2 have been reported in patients with obesity and/or BED [Reference Felsted, Ren, Chouinard-Decorte and Small15–Reference Davis, Levitan, Yilmaz, Kaplan, Carter and Kennedy17].

Taking into consideration that both obesity and BED have a genetic predisposition and that the genetic correlation between both has been determined in different ethnic groups [Reference Davis, Levitan, Reid, Carter, Kaplan and Patte11, Reference Davis, Levitan, Kaplan, Carter, Reid and Curtis16–Reference Yeh, Trang, Henning, Wilhalme, Carpenter and Heber18, Reference Steiger, Thaler, Gauvin, Joober, Labbe and Israel24], it is important to establish the possible presence of mutations in different populations from different ethnicities, since genomic variation is greater when compared across ethnicities. Therefore, in the present study we analyzed all coding regions of ANKK1 in individuals with obesity, with or without BED, who pertain to a specific ethnic group not studied before. After carrying out the analysis of the complete sequence of ANKK1, we did not find any mutations. In spite that the design of the study was intended for trying to find mutations in the encoding sequence of ANKK1 and not for finding possible associations of genetic variants, we observed an association of rs4938013 with obesity, as well as an association of rs1800497 with the presence of BED.

Table 4Genetic model analyses of the association between the ANKK1 rs4938013 polymorphism and the presence of obesity.
OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; FDR = false discovery rate. We compared individuals with obesity with and without binge eating disorder (N = 50) with individuals with normal BMI (N = 100).

Jönsson et al. [Reference Jönsson, Nöthen, Grünhage, Farde, Nakashima and Propping25] performed, in healthy individuals, a study in which they analyzed the possible association of DRD2 polymorphisms and striatal dopamine D2 receptor density, finding that carriers of the A allele (TaqA1 allele) of rs1800497 presented a lower density of dopamine receptors. Likewise, the A allele (Taq1A1) of rs1800497, has been associated with an increased risk for alcoholism [Reference Munafò, Matheson and Flint26, Reference Panduro, Ramos-Lopez, Campollo, Zepeda-Carrillo, Gonzalez-Aldaco and Torres-Valadez27] and opioid dependence [Reference Deng, Jiang, Ma, Gao, Zhang and Mu28]. Davis et al. [Reference Davis, Levitan, Reid, Carter, Kaplan and Patte11], studied three functional SNPs, including rs1800497, in individuals with obesity with and without BED, finding that individuals with BED presented the G allele (Taq1A2) of rs1800497 more frequently, in comparison with patients with obesity. Taking into consideration what has been described previously [Reference Jönsson, Nöthen, Grünhage, Farde, Nakashima and Propping25, Reference Noble, Blum, Ritchie, Montgomery and Sheridan29] that the Taq1A2 allele (G allele) is associated with a 30–40% increase in dopamine D2 receptors in the striatum, when compared to the Taq1A1 allele (A allele), Davis et al. [Reference Davis, Levitan, Reid, Carter, Kaplan and Patte11], suggested that the presence of the Taq1A2 allele (G allele), in combination with other SNPs, could reflect an hedonic-enhancer in individuals with BED. Furthermore, the same group of researchers analyzed several polymorphisms of DRD2/ANKK1 in subjects with obesity, with or without BED, categorizing four BED sub-phenotypes. These authors found that 70% of individuals with BED (all the sub-phenotypes included), exhibited the A1-genotype (Taq1A2 A2 genotype; G/G genotype) of rs1800497 [Reference Davis, Levitan, Yilmaz, Kaplan, Carter and Kennedy17]. Based on the known functionality of this SNP, it was concluded that BED is distinguished by a higher D2 binding potential [Reference Noble, Blum, Ritchie, Montgomery and Sheridan29] and by a greater density of D2 receptors [Reference Jönsson, Nöthen, Grünhage, Farde, Nakashima and Propping25], when these findings were compared to individuals with obesity without BED. Similarly, we also found that the Taq1A2 allele (G allele) is the risk allele and was more frequent in individuals with obesity and BED (52%), when compared with individuals with obesity without BED (24%), being these differences statistically significant. Interestingly, in divergence to the studies performed by Davis et al. [Reference Davis, Levitan, Reid, Carter, Kaplan and Patte11, Reference Davis, Levitan, Yilmaz, Kaplan, Carter and Kennedy17], where they analyzed Caucasian and African-origin populations, describing a very low frequency of the AA genotype (Taq1A1/A1), we found a higher frequency of this genotype in Mexican-Mestizo individuals. Our population (individuals with obesity, with or without BED) had the highest frequency (40%) of the Taq1A1A1 (AA genotype), when compared to Caucasian (5.3%), Han Chinese (20.9%), Japanese (16.3%), or African (16.1%) individuals (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/SNP/snp_ref.cgi?rs=1800497); this frequency was significantly higher than the one we observed in our subjects with normal BMI (28%).

Noteworthy, the frequency of the A allele (Taq1A1 allele) in our study (62%), is similar to those findings reported by Panduro et al., [Reference Panduro, Ramos-Lopez, Campollo, Zepeda-Carrillo, Gonzalez-Aldaco and Torres-Valadez27] in Nahuas and Huicholes (67% and 65%, respectively), two different ethnic groups from Mexico. Together, these results confirm that those differences in the frequency of alleles and genotypes described in our population, in relation to other ethnic groups, may be due to our genetic background, since it has been documented that the genetic structure of our population has a predominant Amerindian ancestry [Reference Lisker, Ramirez, Perez-Briceño, Granados and Babinsky30].

Concerning the rs4938013 polymorphism in exon 2, only Lee et al., [Reference Lee, Ryu, Kim, Kim, Kim and Kim31] have conducted an association study of this SNP. These authors studied schizophrenic individuals of Korean ethnic origin, evaluating the response to clozapine treatment, finding a borderline association of the C allele with those not responders to clozapine. Regarding our results, we found a significant association of this SNP with obesity in all genetic models analyzed. Remarkably, diverging with the study performed by Lee et al. [Reference Lee, Ryu, Kim, Kim, Kim and Kim31], in our patients with obesity the A allele was the risk allele. Likewise, the distribution of the A allele of rs4938013 is our population is different when compared to Caucasian (32.3%), Han Chinese (54.7%), Japanese (41.9%) or African (22.3%) individuals (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/SNP/snp_ref.cgi?rs=4938013).

The rs4938013 is a synonymous polymorphism (Ile151Ile) and in general, these kinds of SNPs are considered functionally neutral [Reference Yang32]. However, the non-neutrality of synonymous codons could be drawn from the study on synonymous codon usage bias (SCUB) [Reference Plotkin and Kudla33, Reference Komar34]. On these bases, synonymous mutations do not change the amino acid sequence in proteins but can interrupt the formation of correct mRNA secondary structures [Reference Saunders and Deane35], reduce translational accuracy and speed [Reference Drummond and Wilke36, Reference Presnyak, Alhusaini, Chen, Martin, Morris and Kline37], and even alter the start of transcription [Reference Stergachis, Haugen, Shafer, Fu, Vernot and Reynolds38]. In accordance with the latter, we could hypothesize that the codon with the polymorphic A allele (ATA) of rs4938015, influences the local rate of translation (http://www.kazusa.or.jp/codon/cgi-bin/showcodon.cgi?species=9606).

This study has the limitation that the cross-sectional design does not allow us to determine a causal relationship between the SNPs found in ANKK1 on obesity or on BED. Despite this limitation, the strength of the study is that the statistical power observed was >80%, and the P < 0.05, based on an additive model, as well as by the frequency of the minor allele and the prevalence of obesity or BED on our population. For this study, the number of individuals for both SNPs was sufficient to derive strong statistical power; however, to determine if the association of rs1800497 is maintained in other genetic models (dominant and additive), after correcting by a post hoc test, it will be necessary to increase the sample size.

In conclusion, to our knowledge, this is the first study establishing the relationship of rs4938013 of ANKK1 with obese patients; besides, this study reconfirms previous findings that rs1800497 might play a role in the etiology of BED in individuals with obesity.

Likewise, we observed important differences in the distribution of alleles and genotypes of these polymorphisms in our population, in comparison to what has been previously described in other ethnic groups. Further studies, directed towards the correlation between these polymorphisms with obesity, with or without BED, in other populations with a larger number of individuals, would be helpful to elucidate the true clinical implications of these polymorphisms on these pathological entities.

Ethical approval

“All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committees and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.”

Informed consent

“Informed consent was obtained from all individuals included in the study.”

Acknowledgments

Adriana Palacios was supported by a Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT), México, fellowship award.

We thank the Obesity Clinic and the Blood Bank, of the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición “Salvador Zubirán”, México for their support.

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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of individuals with obesity, with or without BED.

BED = binge eating disorder; N = number of individuals; m = male; f = female; BMI = body mass index. The values of the age are expressed in range, the rest of the data are mean ± SD. BMI difference between individuals with obesity without BED and individuals with obesity with BED (*P
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Table 2 Genotype and allele frequencies of ANKK1 polymorphisms in obese patients (with or without BED).

BED = binge eating disorder; N = number of individuals.
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Graphic 1 The figure displays the additive model of rs1800497 in individuals with obesity with and without BED (A) as well as the additive model of the rs4938013 polymorphism in individuals with obesity and individuals with normal BMI.

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Table 3 Genotype and allele frequencies of ANKK1 polymorphisms in obese patients (with or without BED) and individuals with normal BMI.

BMI = body mass index; BED = binge eating disorder; N = number of individuals.
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Table 4 Genetic model analyses of the association between the ANKK1 rs4938013 polymorphism and the presence of obesity.

OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; FDR = false discovery rate. We compared individuals with obesity with and without binge eating disorder (N = 50) with individuals with normal BMI (N = 100).
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