Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 56-59, July 2008

A polymorphism of the CYP17 gene related to sex steroid metabolism is associated with female-to-male but not male-to-female transsexualism

  • Eva-Katrin Bentz, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecologic Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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  • Lukas A. Hefler, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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  • Ulrike Kaufmann, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecologic Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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  • Johannes C. Huber, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecologic Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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  • Andrea Kolbus, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecologic Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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  • Clemens B. Tempfer, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecologic Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Clemens Tempfer, M.D., Department of Gynecologic Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Medical University Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna/Austria (FAX: +43-1-40400-2911).

Received 7 January 2007; received in revised form 14 May 2007; accepted 14 May 2007. published online 03 September 2007.

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PII: S0015-0282(07)01228-9

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.05.056

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 56-59, July 2008

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