Open AccessCTG amplification in the DM1PK gene is not associated with idiopathic male subfertility
Author(s) -
Tanja Kunej
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deh382
Subject(s) - azoospermia , andrology , male infertility , biology , oligospermia , sperm , myotonic dystrophy , trinucleotide repeat expansion , sperm motility , gynecology , medicine , infertility , gene , genetics , pregnancy , allele
Polymorphism in the CTG triplet number in the myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1PK) gene has been proposed as being associated with idiopathic azoospermia. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the CTG trinucleotide amplification in the DM1PK gene is associated with male subfertility.
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