A single-nucleotide polymorphism of the DAZL gene promoter confers susceptibility to spermatogenic failure in the Taiwanese Han

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2857-2865

  Teng, Yeng Ni ^a   Chang, Yi Ping ^b   Tseng, Joseph T ^c   Kuo, Po Hsiu ^d   Lee, I Wen ^b   Lee, Maw Sheng ^e,f   Kuo, Pao Lin ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f Lee Women's Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

DAZL; gene promoter; single nucleotide polymorphism; spermatogenic failure

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR RESPIRATORY FACTOR 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETED IN AZOOSPERMIA LIKE GENE; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREVALENCE; PROMOTER REGION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPERMATOGENIC FAILURE; TAIWANESE HAN;

EID: 84864939854     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des227     Document Type: Article

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