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Single-nucleotide polymorphism c.474G>A in the SEPT12 gene is a predisposing factor in male infertility.
Molecular reproduction and development - 1 Feb 2020
Rafaee Alemeh, Mohseni Meybodi Anahita, Yaghmaei Parichehreh, Hosseini Seyedeh Hanieh, Sabbaghian Marjan
Abstract excerpt
SEPT12 is a testis-specific gene involved in the terminal differentiation of male germ cells. SEPT12 protein is required for sperm head-tail formation and acts as a fundamental constituent of sperm tail annulus. In this study, we screened genetic variations in exons 5, 6, 7 of the SEPT12 and assessed the annulus status in teratozoospermic, globozoospermic, and patients with immotile short tail sperm. DNA...
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