Genome‐wide association of pica within a cohort of volunteer blood donors potentially implicates the gene encoding neuropeptide <scp>VF</scp>
Neuropeptide VF has been previously shown to regulate food intake and energy balance, suggesting that polymorphisms associated with its expression may synergize with iron deficiency to produce pica behaviors.
Authors
- Hefei Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6533-7112)
- Bryan R. Spencer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9008-9154)
- Grier P. Page
- A. E. Mast
- Eric J. Early
- for the NHLBI Recipient Epidemiology Donor Evaluation Study (REDS)‐III
Institutions
- American Red Cross (US)
- RTI International (US)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transfusion
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.70130
- Primary Topic
- Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute