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Molecular basis of Gender Dysphoria: androgen and estrogen receptor interaction.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Dec 2018
Fernández Rosa, Guillamon Antonio, Cortés-Cortés Joselyn, Gómez-Gil Esther, Jácome Amalia, Esteva Isabel, Almaraz MariCruz, Mora Mireia, Aranda Gloria, Pásaro Eduardo
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BACKGROUND: Polymorphisms in sex steroid receptors have been associated with transsexualism. However, published replication studies have yielded inconsistent findings, possibly because of a limited sample size and/or the heterogeneity of the transsexual population with respect to the onset of dysphoria and sexual orientation. We assessed the role of androgen receptor (AR), estrogen receptors alpha (ERα) and beta...
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