Are there any genes known associated with being transgender?

Mariia Savchyna @Mariia-Savchyna

04 November 2017 1 1K Report

There are some discovered morphological differences between cis- and transgender individuals’ brain, as noted here:

Chapter Sexual Differentiation of the Human Brain in Relation to Gen...

and here:

Article Transgender Research in the 21st Century: A Selective Critic...

Are there any genes found that are typical for transgender individuals?

Michal Patarák

To this day, a convincing candidate gene has not been identified. The gene for androgen receptor is an attractive candidate gene to investigate, also the CYP 19 (aromatase) polymorphism and ER (estrogen receptor) polymorphism.

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