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What Do Transgender Patients Teach Us About Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension?

Catherine HornbyInstitute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom;Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, United KingdomORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2218-9695View further author information
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Susan P. MollanInstitute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom;Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United KingdomView further author information
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James MitchellInstitute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom;Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, United Kingdom;Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United KingdomView further author information
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Keira Annie MarkeyInstitute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom;Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, United Kingdom;Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United KingdomView further author information
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Andreas YangouInstitute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom;Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, United KingdomView further author information
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Ben L. C. WrightDepartment of Neurology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United KingdomView further author information
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Michael W. O’ReillyInstitute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom;Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, United KingdomView further author information
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Alexandra J. SinclairInstitute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom;Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, United Kingdom;Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United KingdomCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 326-329 | Received 24 Mar 2017, Accepted 04 Apr 2017, Published online: 10 May 2017

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