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Possible role of USP26 in patients with severely impaired spermatogenesis.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Mar 2005
Stouffs Katrien, Lissens Willy, Tournaye Herman, Van Steirteghem André, Liebaers Inge
Abstract excerpt
The ubiquitin-specific protease 26 (USP26) gene is an X-linked gene specifically expressed in testis tissue. This gene is therefore a potential infertility gene. In order to analyse its possible involvement in spermatogenesis and infertility, 42 patients with Sertoli cell-only syndrome were analysed for mutations in this gene. We found four patients with exactly the same three changes of the nucleotide and...
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