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Copy number gain of VCX, X-linked multi-copy gene, leads to cell proliferation and apoptosis during spermatogenesis.
Oncotarget - 29 Nov 2016
Ji Juan, Qin Yufeng, Wang Rong, Huang Zhenyao, Zhang Yan, Zhou Ran, Song Ling, Ling Xiufeng, Hu Zhibin, Miao Dengshun, Shen Hongbing, Xia Yankai, Wang Xinru, Lu Chuncheng
Abstract excerpt
Male factor infertility affects one-sixth of couples worldwide, and non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) is one of the most severe forms. In recent years there has been increasing evidence to implicate the participation of X chromosome in the process of spermatogenesis. To uncover the roles of X-linked multi-copy genes in spermatogenesis, we performed systematic analysis of X-linked gene copy number variations...
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