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Study reveals potential genetic link to gender dysphoria

Transgender Victoria's spokesperson Sally Goldner
Transgender Victoria's spokesperson Sally Goldner Source: SBS

Australian scientists believe they have made a major breakthrough to one day prove there is a genetic link to being transgender. The world's largest study of transwomen has suggested the reasons for personal conflict over gender identity could lie in a person's DNA.


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By Lydia Feng, Omar Dabbagh, Lucy Chen

Source: SBS



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Australian scientists believe they have made a major breakthrough to one day prove there is a genetic link to being transgender. The world's largest study of transwomen has suggested the reasons for personal conflict over gender identity could lie in a person's DNA.



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