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Review
. 2016 Mar 16;12(510):534-9.

[Biological etiologies of transsexualism]

[Article in French]
Anne-Virginie Butty, Francesco Bianchi-Demicheli
  • PMID: 27149713
Review

[Biological etiologies of transsexualism]

[Article in French]
Anne-Virginie Butty et al. Rev Med Suisse. .

Abstract

Transsexualism or gender dysphoria is a disorder of sexual identity of unknown etiology. At the biological level, one assumes atypical brain development during certain periods of its formation (genesis) notably during embryogenesis, as a result of altered hormonal influence and a particular genetic polymorphism. This article summarizes the research conducted to date in these three areas only, excluding psycho-social and environmental factors.

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