CAG repeat variation in the mtDNA polymerase γ is not associated with oligoasthenozoospermia

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 647-655

  Rani, Deepa Selvi ^a   Carlus, S Justin ^b   Poongothai, J ^c   Jyothi, Amara ^a   Pavani, Kadupa ^a   Gupta, Nalini J ^d   Reddy, Alla G ^a   Rajan, M Mamtha ^a   Rao, Kamini ^e   Chakravarty, Baidyanath ^d   Singh, Lalji ^a   Thangaraj, Kumarasamy ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

^b SIR THEAGARAYA COLLEGE   (India)

^c KONGU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE   (India)

^d Institute of Reproductive Medicine   (India)

^e Bangalore Assisted Conception Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Asthenozoospermia; CAG; Infertility; Mitochondria; Polymerase gamma

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE GAMMA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INDIAN; LINGUISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MASS SCREENING; MUTANT; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; CHROMOSOMES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 70449397968     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2008.00919.x     Document Type: Article

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