Association study of ERβ, AR, and CYP19A1 genes and MtF transsexualism

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2986-2994

  Fernández, Rosa ^a   Esteva, Isabel ^b   Gómez Gil, Esther ^c   Rumbo, Teresa ^c   Almaraz, Mari Cruz ^b   Roda, Ester ^c   Haro Mora, Juan Jesús ^b   Guillamón, Antonio ^d   Pásaro, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Aromatase; Estrogen receptor; Gender dysphoria; Male to female transsexuals; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; AROMATASE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; SEX HORMONE; AR PROTEIN, HUMAN; CYP19A1 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ALLELE; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSGENDER; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT; TRANSSEXUALISM; ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; KARYOTYPING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ALLELES; AROMATASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MALE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 84914178920     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12673     Document Type: Article

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