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A recurrent ZSWIM7 mutation causes male infertility resulting from decreased meiotic recombination.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 20 Apr 2021
Li Yang, Wu Yufan, Zhou Jianteng, Zhang Huan, Zhang Yuanwei, Ma Hui, Jiang Xiaohua, Shi Qinghua
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STUDY QUESTION: Are mutations in the zinc finger SWIM domain-containing protein 7 gene (ZSWIM7) associated with human male infertility? SUMMARY ANSWER: The homozygous frameshift mutation (c.231_232del) in ZSWIM7 causes decreased meiotic recombination, spermatogenesis arrest, and infertility in men. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: ZSWIM7 is a SWIM domain-containing Shu2/SWS1 protein family member and a subunit of the Shu...
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