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Deletion of dpy-19 like 2 (DPY19L2) gene is associated with total but not partial globozoospermia.
Reproduction, fertility, and development - 1 May 2020
Alimohammadi Fatemeh, Ebrahimi Nasab Mahya, Rafaee Alemeh, Hashemi Mehrdad, Totonchi Mehdi, Mohseni Meybodi Anahita, Sadighi Gilani Mohammad Ali, Sabbaghian Marjan
Abstract excerpt
The dpy-19 like 2 (DPY19L2) gene is the most common genetic cause of globozoospermia characterised by the production of round-headed spermatozoa without an acrosome. The present study was performed on 63 men with globozoospermia and 41 normozoospermic individuals to evaluate the frequency of the DPY19L2 gene and exons; deletion and genetic changes in exons 1, 5, 7-11, 19, 21 and interval introns; and some...
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