Normal patterns of methylation have been found for the following candidate genes in AN: proopiomelanocortin [44], leptin, serotonin transporter gene (SERT/SLC6A4), brain derived neurotrophic factor, DRD2 [45], D4 receptor gene [42], vasopressin [46], and insulin-like growth factor [41], in bulimia nervosa for the dopamine D2 DRD2 receptor [47] and glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) [48]. Here, NR3C1 is linked to bulimia nervosa.