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Homozygous variant in DRC3 (LRRC48) gene causes asthenozoospermia and male infertility.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Aug 2024
Qin Jiao, Wang Jinyu, Chen Jianhai, Xu Jinyan, Liu Shanling, Deng Dong, Li Fuping
Abstract excerpt
Human infertility affects 10-15% of couples. Asthenozoospermia accounts for 18% of men with infertility and is a common male infertility phenotype. The nexin-dynein regulatory complex (N-DRC) is a large protein complex in the sperm flagellum that connects adjacent doublets of microtubules. Defects in the N-DRC can disrupt cilia/flagellum movement, resulting in primary ciliary dyskinesia and male infertility....
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