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Alterations in the steroid hormone receptor co-chaperone FKBPL are associated with male infertility: a case-control study.
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E - 8 Mar 2010
Sunnotel Olaf, Hiripi Laszlo, Lagan Kevin, McDaid Jennifer R, De León Johanny M, Miyagawa Yasushi, Crowe Hannah, Kaluskar Soniya, Ward Michael, Scullion Catherine, Campbell Alan, Downes C S, Hirst David, Barton David, Mocanu Edgar, Tsujimura Akira, Cox Marc B, Robson Tracy, Walsh Colum P
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BACKGROUND: Male infertility is a common cause of reproductive failure in humans. In mice, targeted deletions of the genes coding for FKBP6 or FKBP52, members of the FK506 binding protein family, can result in male infertility. In the case of FKBP52, this reflects an important role in potentiatin...
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