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Mutation in TDRD9 causes non-obstructive azoospermia in infertile men.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Sept 2017
Arafat Maram, Har-Vardi Iris, Harlev Avi, Levitas Eliahu, Zeadna Atif, Abofoul-Azab Maram, Dyomin Victor, Sheffield Val C, Lunenfeld Eitan, Huleihel Mahmoud, Parvari Ruti
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BACKGROUND: Azoospermia is diagnosed when sperm cells are completely absent in the ejaculate even after centrifugation. It is identified in approximately 1% of all men and in 10%-20% of infertile males. Non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) is characterised by the absence of sperm due to either a Sertoli cell-only pattern, maturation arrest, hypospermatogenesis or mixed patterns. NOA is a severe form of male...
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