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[From gene to disease; deletion of the DAZ-gene from the Y-chromosome in oligo- or azoospermia]
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[From gene to disease; deletion of the DAZ-gene from the Y-chromosome in oligo- or azoospermia]
[Article in
Dutch]
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd.
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Abstract
DAZ gene deletions at the azoospermia factor (AZF) locus on the Y chromosome, have been implicated as one of the major causes of idiopathic male subfertility. Deletions of the entire DAZ gene have been reported in azoospermia as well as in oligozoospermia. The DAZ gene encodes a RNA binding protein which is expressed exclusively in germ cells. The exact biological role and function of the DAZ protein has yet to be resolved.
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