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Genome-wide association study identifies ERBB4 on 2q34 as a novel locus associated with sperm motility in Japanese men.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jun 2018
Sato Youichi, Tajima Atsushi, Sato Takehiro, Nozawa Shiari, Yoshiike Miki, Imoto Issei, Yamauchi Aiko, Iwamoto Teruaki
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BACKGROUND: The decrease in sperm motility has a potent influence on fertilisation. Sperm motility, represented as the percentage of motile sperm in ejaculated sperms, is influenced by lifestyle habits or environmental factors and by inherited factors. However, genetic factors contributing to individual differences in sperm motility remain unclear. To identify genetic factors that influence human sperm motility,...
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