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Rescue of male infertility through correcting a genetic mutation causing meiotic arrest in spermatogonial stem cells.
Asian journal of andrology - 1 Jan 2000
Wang Ying-Hua, Yan Meng, Zhang Xi, Liu Xin-Yu, Ding Yi-Fu, Lai Chong-Ping, Tong Ming-Han, Li Jin-Song
Abstract excerpt
Azoospermia patients who carry a monogenetic mutation that causes meiotic arrest may have their biological child through genetic correction in spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs). However, such therapy for infertility has not been experimentally investigated yet. In this study, a mouse model with an X-linked testis-expressed 11 (TEX11) mutation (Tex11PM/Y) identified in azoospermia patients exhibited meiotic arrest...
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