Impact of CAG repeat length in the androgen receptor gene on male infertility – a meta-analysis

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 39-49

  Xiao, Feifan ^a,b   Lan, Aihua ^b   Lin, Zhidi ^b,c   Song, Jianfei ^a   Zhang, Yuening ^b   Li, Jiatong ^b   Gu, Kailong ^d   Lv, Baihao ^d   Zhao, Dong ^b   Zeng, Siping ^b   Zhang, Ruoheng ^b   Zhao, Wei ^b   Pan, Zhengyan ^b   Deng, Xiaozhen ^b   Yang, Xiaoli ^b  

^a GUILIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c YOUJIANG MEDICAL COLLEGE FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

^d FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

androgen receptor; CAG repeat; male infertility; meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; AR PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AZOOSPERMIA; CAG REPEAT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; OLIGOSPERMIA; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; GENETICS; META ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

AZOOSPERMIA; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; OLIGOSPERMIA; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 84964893499     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2016.03.012     Document Type: Review

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