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- Clinical Trial NCT00435513
A Common Polymorphism of the SRD5A2 Gene is Not Associated With Male-to-Female and Female-to-Male Transsexualism
Association Study of a SRD5A2 SNP and Transsexualism.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Detailed Description
Context: Early developmental exposure of the brain to sex steroids may play a role in the etiology of transsexualism.
Objective: To assess the association between transsexualism and allele and genotype frequencies of the steroid 5-alpha reductase (SRD5A2) Val89Leu polymorphism.
Design and Patients: We performed a case-control study of 100 male-to-female (MtF) transsexuals, 47 female-to-male (FtM) transsexuals, 755 male controls, and 915 female controls. DNA was extracted from buccal swabs and genotypes were determined by polymerase chain reaction.
Results: SRD5A2 Val89Leu allele frequencies (SRD5A2 V: 137/200 [69%] and SRD5A2 L: 63/200 [31%] vs. SRD5A2 V: 1065/1510 [71%] and SRD5A2 L: 445/1510 [29%], respectively; p=0.6; Odds Ratio [OR] 1.10; 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 0.76-1.58) and genotype distributions (SRD5A2 V/V+V/L: 92/100 [92%] and L/L 8/100 [8%] vs. SRD5A2 V/V+V/L: 683/755 [91%] and L/L 72/755 [9%], respectively, p=0.7; OR 0.82; 95% CI 0.24-2.84) were not significantly different between MtF transsexuals and male controls. SRD5A2 Val89Leu allele frequencies (SRD5A2 V: 70/94 [74%] and SRD5A2 L: 24/94 [26%] vs. SRD5A2 V: 1253/1830 [69%] and SRD5A2 L: 573/1830 [31%], respectively; p=0.3; OR 0.75; 95% CI 0.45-1.26) and genotype distributions (SRD5A2 V/V+V/L: 44/47 [93%] and L/L 3/47 [7%] vs. SRD5A2 V/V+V/L: 823/915 [90%] and L/L 92/915 [10%], respectively, p=0.6; OR 0.61; 95% CI 0.11-3.32) were also not significantly different between FtM transsexuals and female controls. Of note, there was no gender-specific genotype distribution among controls.
Conclusions: The SRD5A2 Val89Leu polymorphism is not associated with transsexualism and is no candidate gene of this condition.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Vienna, Austria, 1090
- University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- transsexual individuals as defined by DSM IV criteria
Exclusion Criteria:
- unwillingness to participate
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
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Transsexual group
Female-to-male and male-to-female transsexuals
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Controls
Healthy blood donors
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Clemens B Tempfer, MD, Univ. of Vienna
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- 000001 (Kaiser Permanente Southern California IRB)
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