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Mutations of the aurora kinase C gene causing macrozoospermia are the most frequent genetic cause of male infertility in Algerian men.
Asian journal of andrology - 1 Jan 2000
Ounis Leyla, Zoghmar Abdelali, Coutton Charles, Rouabah Leila, Hachemi Maroua, Martinez Delphine, Martinez Guillaume, Bellil Ines, Khelifi Douadi, Arnoult Christophe, Fauré Julien, Benbouhedja Sebti, Rouabah Abdelkader, Ray Pierre F
Abstract excerpt
Klinefelter syndrome and Y-chromosomal microdeletion analyses were once the only two genetic tests offered to infertile men. Analyses of aurora kinase C (AURKC) and DPY19L2 are now recommended for patients presenting macrozoospermia and globozoospermia, respectively, two rare forms of teratozoospermia particularly frequent among North African men. We carried out genetic analyses on Algerian patients, to evaluate...
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