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Screening of ΔF508 mutation and IVS8-poly T polymorphism in CFTR gene in Tunisian infertile men without CBAVD.
Andrologia - 1 May 2012
Ghorbel M, Baklouti-Gargouri S, Keskes R, Sellami-Ben Hamida A, Feki-Chakroun N, Bahloul A, Fakhfakh F, Ammar-Keskes L
Abstract excerpt
It is well established that cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR) mutations are involved in congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD), causing obstructive azoospermia and male infertility. Also, several studies reported a relatively high prevalence of CFTR gene mutations in healthy men presenting reduced sperm quality. In this study, we investigate ΔF508 mutation and...
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