Background: Eating disorders have not traditionally been viewed as heritable illnesses;
however, recent family and twin studies lend credence to the potential role of genetic
transmission. The Price Foundation funded an international, multisite study to identify
genetic factors contributing to the pathogenesis of anorexia nervosa (AN) by recruiting
affective relative pairs. This article is an overview of study methods and the clinical
characteristics of the sample. Methods: All probands met modified DSM-IV criteria for AN; all …