A FEMALE MONOZYGOTIC TWIN PAIR DISCORDANT FOR TRANSSEXUALISM - SOME THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS

被引:13
|
作者
GARDEN, GMF [1 ]
ROTHERY, DJ [1 ]
机构
[1] KIDDERMINSTER GEN HOSP,BIRMINGHAM,ENGLAND
关键词
D O I
10.1192/bjp.161.6.852
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
A 13-year-old girl was referred because of sexual identity problems. There was no mental illness or neurological abnormalities. As her twin sister had no sexual identity problems, it appears that transsexualism is not transmitted by a simple genetic mechanism.
引用
下载
收藏
页码:852 / 854
页数:3
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [21] Characterization of retroviral sequences isolated from a monozygotic twin pair discordant for schizophrenia using RDA
    Klempan, TA
    Deb, P
    O'Reilly, RL
    Torrey, EF
    Singh, SM
    SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH, 1998, 29 (1-2) : 140 - 141
  • [22] Uneven X inactivation in a female monozygotic twin pair with Fabry disease and discordant expression of a novel mutation in the alpha-galactosidase A gene
    RedonnetVernhet, I
    vanAmstel, JKP
    Jansen, RPM
    Wevers, RA
    Salvayre, R
    Levade, T
    JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS, 1996, 33 (08) : 682 - 688
  • [23] Differences in fMRI and MRS in a monozygotic twin pair discordant for schizophrenia (case report) - Invited comment
    Picchioni, M
    ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA, 2003, 107 (02) : 157 - 158
  • [24] Maternal Hypomethylation of KvDMR in a Monozygotic Male Twin Pair Discordant for Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
    Elalaoui, S. C.
    Gari, I.
    Sefiani, A.
    de Nanclares, G. Perez
    MOLECULAR SYNDROMOLOGY, 2014, 5 (01) : 41 - 46
  • [25] A MONOZYGOTIC MIRROR-IMAGE TWIN PAIR WITH DISCORDANT PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESSES - A NEUROPSYCHIATRIC AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL EVALUATION
    LOHR, JB
    BRACHA, HS
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 1992, 149 (08): : 1091 - 1095
  • [26] A PAIR OF MALE MONOZYGOTIC TWINS DISCORDANT FOR HOMOSEXUALITY
    KLINTWORTH, GK
    JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE, 1962, 135 (02) : 113 - &
  • [27] Sleep in monozygotic twin pairs discordant for obesity
    Kronholm, E
    Aunola, S
    Hyyppa, MT
    Kaitsaari, M
    Koskenvuo, M
    Mattlar, CE
    Ronnemaa, T
    JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY, 1996, 80 (01) : 14 - 19
  • [28] NONRANDOM X-CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION IN AN AFFECTED TWIN IN A MONOZYGOTIC TWIN PAIR DISCORDANT FOR WIEDEMANN-BECKWITH SYNDROME
    ORSTAVIK, RE
    TOMMERUP, N
    EIKLID, K
    ORSTAVIK, KH
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS, 1995, 56 (02): : 210 - 214
  • [29] Exome capture and array comparative genomic hybridization of a monozygotic twin pair discordant for dense deposit disease
    Corchado, J. C. C. Cruz
    Nishimura, C.
    Meyer, C.
    Frees, K. F.
    Jones, M. B.
    Zang, Y. Z.
    Weaver, A.
    Ealy, M.
    Hildebrand, M. S.
    Smith, J. H.
    MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY, 2011, 48 (14) : 1685 - 1685
  • [30] A MONOZYGOTIC TWIN PAIR WITH RETT SYNDROME
    TARIVERDIAN, G
    KANTNER, G
    VOGEL, F
    HUMAN GENETICS, 1987, 75 (01) : 88 - 90