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SEPTIN12 genetic variants confer susceptibility to teratozoospermia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Lin Ying-Hung, Wang Ya-Yun, Chen Hau-Inh, Kuo Yung-Che, Chiou Yu-Wei, Lin Hsi-Hui, Wu Ching-Ming, Hsu Chao-Chin, Chiang Han-Sun, Kuo Pao-Lin
Abstract excerpt
It is estimated that 10-15% of couples are infertile and male factors account for about half of these cases. With the advent of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), many infertile men have been able to father offspring. However, teratozoospermia still remains a big challenge to tackle. Septins belong to a family of cytoskeletal proteins with GTPase activity and are involved in various biological processes...
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