A Common Mutation in the Defensin DEFB126 Causes Impaired Sperm Function and Subfertility

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  A Common Mutation in the Defensin DEFB126 Causes Impaired Sperm Function and Subfertility

  By Theodore L. Tollner, Scott A. Venners, Edward J. Hollox, Ashley I. Yudin, Xue Liu, Genfu Tang, Houxun Xing, Robert J. Kays, Tsang Lau, James W. Overstreet, Xiping Xu, Charles L. Bevins, Gary N. Cherr

  Science Translational Medicine20 Jul 2011 : 92ra65

  A frequent frameshift mutation in defensin DEFB126, a protein that adheres to the surface of human sperm, weakens its ability to penetrate cervical mucus-like gels and causes low fertility.

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  A Common Mutation in the Defensin DEFB126 Causes Impaired Sperm Function and Subfertility

  By Theodore L. Tollner, Scott A. Venners, Edward J. Hollox, Ashley I. Yudin, Xue Liu, Genfu Tang, Houxun Xing, Robert J. Kays, Tsang Lau, James W. Overstreet, Xiping Xu, Charles L. Bevins, Gary N. Cherr

  Science Translational Medicine20 Jul 2011 : 92ra65

  A frequent frameshift mutation in defensin DEFB126, a protein that adheres to the surface of human sperm, weakens its ability to penetrate cervical mucus-like gels and causes low fertility.

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