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A novel mutation in CFAP47 causes male infertility due to multiple morphological abnormalities of the sperm flagella.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2023
Liu Mohan, Dai Siyu, Zhang Jiying, Yang Yihong, Shen Ying, Liu Hongqian, Yang Yanting, Jiang Chuan, Tian Erpo
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Introduction: A previous study suggested that loss of CFAP47 function is involved in multiple morphological abnormalities of the sperm flagella (MMAF) in humans and mice. However, the comprehensive role of CFAP47 in spermatogenesis is largely unknown. Methods: Whole-exome sequencing (WES) was conducted to identify pathogenic variant in two patients with MMAF. The functional effect of the identified mutations was...
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