Article
Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the SEPTIN12 gene may be associated with azoospermia by meiotic arrest in Japanese men.
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics - 1 Jan 2012
Miyamoto Toshinobu, Tsujimura Akira, Miyagawa Yasushi, Koh Eitetsu, Namiki Mikio, Horikawa Michiharu, Saijo Yasuaki, Sengoku Kazuo
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate the association between SEPTIN12 gene variants and the risk of azoospermia caused by meiotic arrest. METHODS: Mutational analysis of the SEPTIN12 gene was performed using DNA from 30 Japanese patients with azoospermia by meiotic arrest and 140 fertile male controls. RESULTS: The frequencies of the c.204G>C (Gln38His) allele and the CC genotype were significantly higher in patients than in...
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