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ASIAN JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY
Volume 8, Issue 2, Pages 183-187Publisher
WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2006.00121.x
Keywords
azoospermia factor c; deleted in azoospermia; gene deletion; normozoospermia
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Aim: To explore the possible effect of the deleted in azoospermia (DAZ) copy cluster deletion on spermatogenesis in the Chinese population, the deletion of the azoospermia factor c (AZFc) region was analyzed in 346 normozoospermic men. Methods: Three DAZ single nucleotide variant loci and seven AZFc-specific sequence-tagged sites were examined with polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism and routine PCR. Results: Five (1.4%) of the normozoospermic men were found to have deletion of gr/gr-DAZ1/DAZ2. None of the men were found to have b2/b4-entire DAZ deletion. Conclusion: The presence of gr/gr-DAZ1 /DAZ2 deletion in five men with normozoospermia suggests that this deletion per se may not be sufficient for spermatogenic impairment in Chinese men.
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