Association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms of DNMT3L and infertility with azoospermia in Chinese men

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-71

  Huang, Jian Xi ^a   Scott, Matthew B ^a   Pu, Xiao Ying ^a   Zhou Cun, A ^a  

^a Dali University   (China)

Author keywords

azoospermia; DNMT3L; male infertility; single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3 LIKE PROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ALLELES; AZOOSPERMIA; CHINA; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 84855375034     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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