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Research has uncovered a connection between eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) at the genetic level. Studies conducted by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Lieber Institute for Brain Development have found that individuals with eating disorders and OCD exhibit similar patterns of brain gene activity. This discovery suggests that the two conditions may share a common biological basis. The findings provide new evidence for the shared underlying mechanisms of eating disorders and OCD, which could have implications for the development of more effective treatments for these conditions.

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