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Role of 677C→T polymorphism a single substitution in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene in North Indian infertile men.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Feb 2014
Naqvi Hena, Hussain Syed Rizwan, Ahmad Mohammad Kaleem, Mahdi Farzana, Jaiswar Shyam Pyari, Shankhwar Satya Narayain, Mahdi Abbas Ali
Abstract excerpt
Failure or severe difficulty in conceiving a child is surprisingly common, worldwide problem. Half of these cases are due to male factors with defects in sperm (1 in 15 men) being the single most common cause. Also about 60-75 % of male infertility cases are idiopathic, since the molecular mechanisms underlying the defects remain unknown. DNA methylation is crucial for spermatogenesis and high...
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