Inhibition of the C19ORF57 Gene Causes Male Specimens to Become Infertile (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Inhibition of the C19ORF57 Gene Causes Male Specimens to Become Infertile

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Reproductive medicine researchers from Kumamoto University (Japan) performed genome editing experiments to verify that the C19ORF57 gene was indeed required for male fertility. When they removed the gene in a murine experimental model, testis were smaller compared to those of normal males, and sperm were not produced in testis tubules, making them infertile.

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Dr. Kei-ichiro Ishiguro

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