Increased iron deposition in subcortical nuclear mass in treatment naïve transgender women: An exploratory quantitative susceptibility mapping study
The iron deposition in the internal globus pallidus region of TW was higher than that of CM, and there was no significant difference between TW and CW, Further investigation is warranted to gain a more comprehensive understanding of cerebral iron dysregulation in transgender people and its associated physiological mechanisms.
Authors
- Wei Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1222-4784)
- You‐Zhen Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9123-6988)
- Lvfen Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2153-8319)
- Xiang‐Ran Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4010-7577)
- Xu Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3800-3867)
- Ying Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8566-875X)
- G. Chen
- Zhongyuan Cheng
Institutions
- Zhongshan People's Hospital (CN)
- United Imaging Healthcare (China) (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Published
- 2025-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.04.157
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- Guangzhou Science and Technology Program key projects
- Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province