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* MtF transsexuals are about three times as often left-handed than the general population. (p < .0001),<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/21414644_Left-handedness_in_male-to-female_transsexuals_3</ref> which is considered a marker of mutational load.<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40806-017-0084-x</ref> | * MtF transsexuals are about three times as often left-handed than the general population. (p < .0001),<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/21414644_Left-handedness_in_male-to-female_transsexuals_3</ref> which is considered a marker of mutational load.<ref name="menie2017">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40806-017-0084-x</ref> | ||
*Transsexuals are more likely to have autism than the general population | *Transsexuals are more likely to have autism than the general population,<ref>http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00787-005-0469-4</ref> | ||
*53% of mothers of transsexual children have Borderline Personality Disorder, compared to only 6% of mothers of normal children.<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2016237</ref> | *53% of mothers of transsexual children have Borderline Personality Disorder, compared to only 6% of mothers of normal children.<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2016237</ref> | ||
*One third of transsexuals are being treated for mental health.<ref>http://www.medicaldaily.com/transgender-people-more-likely-develop-depression-and-anxiety-247044</ref> | *One third of transsexuals are being treated for mental health.<ref>http://www.medicaldaily.com/transgender-people-more-likely-develop-depression-and-anxiety-247044</ref> | ||