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Analysis of the meiotic recombination gene REC8 for sequence variations in a population with severe male factor infertility.
Systems biology in reproductive medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Griffin Jeanine, Emery Benjamin R, Christensen Greg L, Carrell Douglas T
Abstract excerpt
Proper regulation of meiosis is essential for normal spermatogenesis and abnormalities may be associated with infertility, as shown in both animal knockout studies and studies identifying anomalies in key proteins, such as SCP3 and MLH1. Disruptions of meiosis are associated with azoospermia or severe oligozoospermia, and may increase the incidence of sperm aneuploidy in some men. Based on its function and animal...
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