性别失调症和DNA的研究
Giada Juli1, Maria Rosaria Juli, Rebecca Juli
1Psychiatric Studies Center, Iseo, Italy, giadajuli@libero.it.
Psychiatria Danubina
|October 6, 2023
概括
在性别障碍症 (GD) 中,遗传因素至关重要. 本综述综合了分子遗传研究,探讨了跨性别个体中与GD相关的遗传变异和遗传性.
科学领域:
- 遗传学 遗传学 是一个
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
背景情况:
- 性别失调症 (GD) 涉及出生时的性别和性别认同之间的差异,许多人认为自己是跨性别者.
- 遗传因素越来越被认为是GD发展的重要贡献者.
- 双胞胎研究表明,性别障碍症的遗传成分很大.
结论:
- 遗传因素在性别障碍症中起着明显的作用.
- 对特定的遗传变异进行进一步的研究是有必要的,以了解GD病因.
- 巩固分子遗传数据为未来对性别认同遗传性的研究提供了基础.
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