Abnormal methylation of the promoter of CREM is broadly associated with male factor infertility and poor sperm quality but is improved in sperm selected by density gradient centrifugation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2310-2314

  Nanassy, Laszlo ^a   Carrell, Douglas T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CREM; DNA methylation; male infertility; oligozoospermia; protamine

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT MODULATOR; PROTAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DNA METHYLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PYROSEQUENCING; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; CPG ISLANDS; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT MODULATOR; DNA METHYLATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTAMINES; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; UTAH;

EID: 79956339040     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.03.096     Document Type: Article

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