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A common haplotype of protamine 1 and 2 genes is associated with higher sperm counts.
International journal of andrology - 1 Feb 2010
Tüttelmann F, Krenková P, Römer S, Nestorovic A R, Ljujic M, Stambergová A, Macek M, Macek M, Nieschlag E, Gromoll J, Simoni M
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Sperm chromatin compaction in the sperm head is achieved when histones are replaced by protamines during spermatogenesis. Haploinsufficiency of the protamine 1 (PRM1) or PRM2 gene causes infertility in mice. However, the published data remain inconclusive about a role of PRM1/2 variants in male i...
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