Common variants in mismatch repair genes associated with increased risk of sperm DNA damage and male infertility

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The mismatch repair (MMR) pathway plays an important role in the maintenance of the genome integrity, meiotic recombination and gametogenesis. This study investigated whether genetic variations in MMR genes are associated with an inc...

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Main Authors: Ji Guixiang, Long Yan, Zhou Yong, Huang Cong, Gu Aihua, Wang Xinru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/10/49