Association of polymorphisms in tektin-t gene with idiopathic asthenozoospermia in Sichuan, China

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 181-187

  Zhang, Shao hong ^a,b   Zhang, Jian hui ^a,b   Ding, Xian ping ^a,b   Zhang, Shun ^a,b   Chen, Hong han ^a,b   Jing, Ya ling ^a,b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Bio Resource Research and Utilization Joint Key Laboratory of Sichuan and Chongqing   (China)

Author keywords

Asthenozoospermia; Genetic polymorphisms; Sperm motility; Tektin t

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYSTEINE; MICROTUBULE PROTEIN; TEKTINS;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TEKTIN T GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADULT; ALLELES; ASTHENOZOOSPERMIA; CHINA; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROTUBULE PROTEINS; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84958911305     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-015-0617-9     Document Type: Article

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