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HLA-DPB1*04:01 allele is associated with non-obstructive azoospermia in Japanese patients.
Human genetics - 1 Dec 2013
Jinam Timothy A, Nakaoka Hirofumi, Hosomichi Kazuyoshi, Mitsunaga Shigeki, Okada Hiroyuki, Tanaka Atsushi, Tanaka Kenichi, Inoue Ituro
Abstract excerpt
Azoospermia is defined by absence of sperm in the semen and can either be caused by obstruction of the seminal tract (obstructive azoospermia) or by defects in spermatogenesis (non-obstructive azoospermia, NOA). Previous studies reported that specific alleles and single nucleotide polymorphisms (...
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