IGF2 and IGF1R mRNAs Are Detectable in Human Spermatozoa

Purpose: Oligozoospermia is highly prevalent worldwide. Studies have reported a lower methylation rate in the H19 differentially methylated region at the sperm level in oligozoospermic patients than in controls. IGF2/H19 are the best-known pair of imprinted genes. However, no studies have yet eval...

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Main Authors: Rossella Cannarella, Rosita A. Condorelli, Sandro La Vignera, Catia Bellucci, Giovanni Luca, Riccardo Calafiore, Aldo E. Calogero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology 2020-10-01
Series:The World Journal of Men's Health
Subjects:
h19