Dr. Kaye is principal investigator for a multinational study sponsored by the Price Foundation that may help pinpoint a genetic basis for bulimia nervosa. Research sites at U.S. universities in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York and Los Angeles as well as Canada, Germany and Italy are recruiting 400 women and men with the disorder who also have a biological relative with similar eating concerns or problems. These relative pairs will provide blood samples for genetic analysis and will be interviewed about their disorder. These sites are seeking people with bulimia nervosa who have a relative with an eating disorder to participate in this study. Because these procedures can be performed where a patient lives, no traveling is required.
All communication is confidential, and participants are paid upon completion of the study.
For more information about psychiatry or to learn about current research studies, visit the UPMC's Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic Web site.