Article
SNPs in KIT and KITLG genes may be associated with oligospermia in Chinese population.
Biomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals - 1 Dec 2013
Cheng Pan, Chen Hui, Liu Shuo-Ran, Pu Xiao-Ying, A Zhou-Cun
Abstract excerpt
KIT/KITLG signaling system is crucial for spermatogenesis, which suggests that KIT and KITLG genes may be involved in spermatogenesis impairment and male infertility. To explore the possible association of KIT and KITLG genes with male infertility having spermatogenesis impairment, polymorphism distributions of SNP rs3819392 in KIT gene as well as rs995030 and rs4474514 in KITLG gene were investigated in 372...
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