Open AccessAndrogen receptor gene GGN repeat length and reproductive characteristics in young Swedish men
Author(s) -
Kristina Lundin,
Yvonne Lundberg Giwercman,
Lars Rylander,
Lars Hagmar,
Aleksander Giwercman
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1479-683X
pISSN - 0804-4643
DOI - 10.1530/eje.1.02204
Subject(s) - endocrinology , androgen receptor , medicine , body mass index , population , semen , pregnancy , biology , andrology , genetics , environmental health , prostate cancer , cancer
The human androgen receptor (AR) gene contains two polymorphisms of CAG and GGN repeats respectively. The GGN repeat function is still largely unknown and to date there are no in vivo data on this segment with respect to the general population.
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