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APOB gene signal peptide deletion polymorphism is not associated with infertility in Indian men.
Journal of andrology - 1 Jan 2000
Khattri Arun, Pandey Rajeev K, Gupta Nalini J, Chakravarty Baidyanath, Deenadayal Mamta, Singh Lalji, Thangaraj Kumarasamy
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein B (APOB) plays a key role in lipoprotein metabolism and plasma lipid transport. It has been shown that about two-thirds of male mice heterozygous for ApoB were infertile. Moreover, a 3-codon deletion polymorphism (rs11279109) in the signal peptide region of the APOB gene has been shown to be a risk factor for infertility in Slovenian men, but its association with infertility in Indian men has not...
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