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Mutations in the chromosome pairing gene FKBP6 are not a common cause of non-obstructive azoospermia.
Molecular human reproduction - 1 Sept 2005
Westerveld G H, Repping S, Lombardi M P, van der Veen F
Abstract excerpt
Although it is generally thought that spermatogenic failure has a genetic background, to date only a limited percentage of men with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) are diagnosed with a genetic defect. The only common and well-established genetic causes of NOA in humans are numerical and structural chromosomal abnormalities and Y-chromosome deletions. In addition, some infrequent mutations have been identified...
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