Researchers claim gene linked to MTF transsexual development
”We think that these genetic differences might reduce testosterone action and under masculinise the brain during foetal development…. There is a social stigma that transsexualism is simply a lifestyle choice, however our findings support a biological basis of how gender identity develops.”
Lauren Hare, a researcher associated with an Australian genetics study of 112 male-to-female transgender volunteers that concludes that they “were more likely to have a longer version of the androgen receptor gene.” (BBC)
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