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Mitochondrial haplotype does not influence sperm motility in a UK population of men.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Mar 2012
Mossman Jim A, Slate Jon, Birkhead Tim R, Moore Harry D, Pacey Allan A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sperm motility is regulated by mitochondrial enzymes that are partially encoded by mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). MtDNA has therefore been suggested as a putative genetic marker of male fertility. However, recent studies in different populations have identified both significant and non-significant associations between mtDNA variation and sperm motility. Here, we tested whether mtDNA variation was...
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