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The role of MSH5 C85T and MLH3 C2531T polymorphisms in the risk of male infertility with azoospermia or severe oligozoospermia.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Jan 2010
Xu Keqian, Lu Tingting, Zhou Hui, Bai Lihong, Xiang Yaoyun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The mismatch repair proteins MSH5 and MLH3 play a crucial role in spermatogenesis. We tested this hypothesis by examining the contribution of functional polymorphisms in MSH5 C85T and MLH3 C2531T to the risk of male infertility. METHODS: We investigated Chinese patients, including 162 infertile individuals with idiopathic azoospermia or severe oligozoospermia, and 160 fertile men as controls. RESULTS:...
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