Misanalysis gave false association of mtDNA mutations with infertility

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 450-453

  Bandelt, Hans Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE INFERTILITY; PEER REVIEW; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; GENETICS; MALE; MUTATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MUTATION;

EID: 49649101160     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2007.00786.x     Document Type: Letter

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