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Loss-of-function mutations in IQCN cause male infertility in humans and mice owing to total fertilization failure.
Molecular human reproduction - 30 Jun 2023
Wang Yulin, Chen Guoyong, Tang Zhenzhen, Mei Xiaoyan, Lin Chunli, Kang Jingyi, Lian Jianqing, Lu Jun, Liu Yun, Lan Fenghua, Huang Wujian, Zhang Duo
Abstract excerpt
Fertilization failure is a significant manifestation of unexplained male infertility. Previous work has suggested a genetic origin. In this study, we report on a man with unexplained infertility from a large consanguineous marriage family. Whole-exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing identified a homozygous frameshift variation of the IQ motif containing N (IQCN; GenBank: NM_001145304.1; c.1061_1062delAT;...
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