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Its etiology is poorly understood, and knowledge of genetic and environmental contributions to ARFID is needed to guide future research.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Objective<\/jats:title>To estimate the extent to which genetic and environmental factors contribute to the liability to the broad ARFID phenotype.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>This nationwide Swedish twin study includes 16\u202f951 twin pairs born between 1992 and 2010 whose parents participated in the Child and Adolescent Twin Study in Sweden (CATSS) at twin age 9 or 12 years. CATSS was linked to the National Patient Register (NPR) and the Prescribed Drug Register (PDR). 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