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The relationship between common mutations in CFTR, AR genes, Y chromosome microdeletions and karyoty** abnormalities with very severe oligozoospermia in Iranian men
Male infertility due to very severe oligozoospermia has been associated with some genetic risk factors.
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Following the Trace of HVS II Mitochondrial Region Within the Nine Iranian Ethnic Groups Based on Genetic Population Analysis
The Iranian gene pool is seen as an important human genetic resource for investigating the region connecting Mesopotamia and the Iranian plateau. The main objective of this study was to explore gene flow in ni...
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No mitochondrial DNA deletions but more D-loop point mutations in repeated pregnancy loss
Repeated pregnancy loss (RPL) occurs in 1 out of 300 couples, and the cause of about 50% of them remains idiopathic. Mitochondria have an important role in human development through ATP production and their in...
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Allele Frequency Distribution Data for D8S1132, D8S1779, D8S514, and D8S1743 in Four Ethnic Groups in Relation to Metabolic Syndrome: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study
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Is paternal mitochondrial DNA transferred to the offspring following intracytoplasmic sperm injection?
During intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) the whole sperm, including head, midpiece and tail, is injected into the middle area of the oocyte. To find out what happens to the sperm mitochondria after ICSI,...
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Fatal mitochondrial myopathy, lactic acidosis, and complex I deficiency associated with a heteroplasmic A→G mutation at position 3251 in the mitochondrial tRNALeu(UUR) gene
A girl, who died at 14 years of age from a rapidly progressive mitochondrial myopathy, was found to be heteroplasmic for a mutation in the mitochondrial tRNALeu(UUR) gene at position 3251. A large proportion o...
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De novo mutation in the mitochondrial ATP synthase subunit 6 gene (T8993G) with rapid segregation resulting in Leigh syndrome in the offspring
The mutation in the mitochondrial ATP synthase subunit 6 gene (ATP6 T8993G) was identified in a male infant who died at age 15 months of Leigh syndrome. He had 94% mutated mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in muscle a...