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Genome-wide association study identifies candidate genes for male fertility traits in humans.
American journal of human genetics - 8 Jun 2012
Kosova Gülüm, Scott Nicole M, Niederberger Craig, Prins Gail S, Ober Carole
Abstract excerpt
Despite the fact that hundreds of genes are known to affect fertility in animal models, relatively little is known about genes that influence natural fertility in humans. To broadly survey genes contributing to variation in male fertility, we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of two fertility traits (family size and birth rate) in 269 married men who are members of a founder population of European...
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