Frequent polymorphism of the mitochondrial DNA polymerase gamma gene (POLG) in patients with normal spermiograms and unexplained subfertility

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-70

  Jensen, Martin ^a   Leffers, Henrik ^a   Petersen, Jørgen H ^a,b   Andersen, Anders Nyboe ^a   Jøorgensen, Niels ^a   Carlsen, Elisabeth ^a   Jensen, Tina Kold ^a,c   Skakkabæk, Niels E ^a   Rajpert De Meyts, Ewa ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Gene polymorphism; Male infertility; Mitochondrial DNA; POLG gene; Sperm quality

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE GAMMA; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HOMOZYGOSITY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MORPHOLOGY; OOCYTE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; SPERMIOGRAM; SUBFERTILITY;

EID: 0346055101     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh038     Document Type: Article

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