Single nucleotide polymorphisms of the gonadotrophin-regulated testicular helicase (GRTH) gene may be associated with the human spermatogenesis impairment

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 755-759

  Zhoucun, A ^a,b   Zhang, Sizhong ^a   Yang, Yuan ^a   Ma, Yiongxin ^a   Lin, Li ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Dali University   (China)

Author keywords

GRTH gene; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Spermatogenesis impairment

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPHIN REGULATED TESTICULAR HELICASE; HELICASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXON; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGOSPERMIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 33644860883     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei388     Document Type: Article

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