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Polymorphic alleles of the human MEI1 gene are associated with human azoospermia by meiotic arrest.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2006
Sato Hisashi, Miyamoto Toshinobu, Yogev Leah, Namiki Mikio, Koh Eitesu, Hayashi Hiroaki, Sasaki Yoshihito, Ishikawa Mutsuo, Lamb Dolores J, Matsumoto Naomichi, Birk Ohad S, Niikawa Norio, Sengoku Kazuo
Abstract excerpt
Genetic mechanisms are implicated as a cause of some male infertility, yet are poorly understood. Mouse meiotic mutant mei1 (meiosis defective 1) was isolated by a screening of infertile mice. Male mei1 mice have azoospermia due to meiotic arrest, and the mouse Mei1 gene is responsible for the mei1 phenotype. To investigate whether human MEI1 gene defects are associated with azoospermia by meiotic arrest, we...
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