Association of GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes with the susceptibility to male infertility: Result from a meta-analysis

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 535-542

  Ying, Hou Qun ^a   Qi, Yue ^a   Pu, Xiao Ying ^a   Liu, Shuo Ran ^a   Zhou Cun, A ^a  

^a DALI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE M1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE T1;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; NULL ALLELE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84879991813     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2012.0409     Document Type: Article

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