Citation

Fuss J, Biedermann SV, Stalla GK, Auer MK. J. Psychiatr. Res. 2013; 47(12): 2015-2017.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, J 5, 68159 Mannheim, Germany. Electronic address: johannes.fuss@zi-mannheim.de.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.08.023

PMID

24070909

Abstract

Previous studies hypothesized a neurobiological mechanism for gender identity disorder (GID). Recently a possible role for serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) was suggested on the basis of reduced serum BDNF levels in male-to-female individuals. Here we review the question whether there is indeed a role of BDNF in the development of transsexualism.

Language: en