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Mediterranean fever gene mutation analysis in infertile Turkish males.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 6 Apr 2010
Etem E O, Erol D, Huseyin Y, Arslan A
Abstract excerpt
Male infertility is a common barrier that prevents successful conception. There have been reports of azoospermia in men with familial Mediterranean fever, some of whom had not been treated with colchicine. Variation in this disorder could be a risk factor for amyloidosis associated with azoospermia. We determined the frequency of 6 of the most common Mediterranean fever gene mutations, M680I, M694V, M694I, V726A,...
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