The rising role of genetics in andrology research and clinical practice

Maris Laan¹, Kenneth I Aston², Donald F Conrad^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Chair of Human Genetics, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
² Andrology and IVF Laboratory, Department of Surgery (Urology), University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
³ Division of Genetics, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, Oregon, USA.
⁴ Center for Embryonic Cell & Gene Therapy, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.

Editorial

Maris Laan et al. Andrology. 2025 Jul.

. 2025 Jul;13(5):983-985.

doi: 10.1111/andr.70073.

Maris Laan¹, Kenneth I Aston², Donald F Conrad^{3

4}

¹ Chair of Human Genetics, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
² Andrology and IVF Laboratory, Department of Surgery (Urology), University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
³ Division of Genetics, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, Oregon, USA.
⁴ Center for Embryonic Cell & Gene Therapy, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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