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A loss-of-function variant in DNA mismatch repair gene MLH3 underlies severe oligozoospermia.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jul 2021
Nawaz Shoaib, Ullah Muhammad Imran, Hamid Beenish Samreen, Nargis Jalwa, Nawaz Mehboob, Hussain Shabir, Ahmad Wasim
Abstract excerpt
Male infertility pertains to male's inability to cause pregnancy in a fertile female. It accounts for 40-50% of infertility in human. In the study, presented here, a large consanguineous family of Pakistani origin segregating male infertility in autosomal recessive manner was investigated. Exome sequencing revealed a homozygous frameshift variant [NM_001040108: c.3632delA, p.(Asn1211Metfs*49)] in DNA mismatch...
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