Article
Loss of SLC9A3 decreases CFTR protein and causes obstructed azoospermia in mice.
PLoS genetics - 1 Apr 2017
Wang Ya-Yun, Lin Ying-Hung, Wu Yi-No, Chen Yen-Lin, Lin Yung-Chih, Cheng Chiao-Yin, Chiang Han-Sun
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene cause cystic fibrosis (CF) and are associated with congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD), which is the major cause of infertility in male patients with CF. However, most Taiwanese patients with CBAVD do not carry major CFTR mutations. Some patients have a single copy deletion of the solute carrier family 9 isoform...
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