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Estrogen receptor α single nucleotide polymorphism modifies the risk of azoospermia in childhood cancer survivors.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 May 2011
Romerius Patrik, Giwercman Aleksander, Moëll Christian, Relander Thomas, Cavallin-Ståhl Eva, Wiebe Thomas, Halldén Christer, Giwercman Yvonne Lundberg
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OBJECTIVE: Cancer treatment in childhood leads to permanent azoospermia in a significant number of boys and those who are diagnosed with cancer before puberty do not have the option of pretreatment cryopreservation of spermatozoa. However, there is an interindividual variation in the sensitivity to gonadotoxic effects of cancer therapy, which probably is due to genetic factors. Identification of genetic markers...
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