Saturday, May 19, 2012

Researchers find clue to male infertility

A study led by Dr. Amy Johnson, a postdoctoral research associate working under the direction of institute director Dr. Steven Zeisel, has found that a genetic variant, called a single nucleotide polymorphism or SNP, is associated with human sperm motility. Between 5 percent and 10 percent of men are affected by this variant.
The SNP commonly occurs within the gene for human choline dehyrdogenase and can influence the amount of choline someone needs to eat. Choline, a nutrient used to form cell membranes, is found in eggs, meats and wheat germ, among other foods.

Very Interesting and you can read the full article at:
 http://www.salisburypost.com/NCRC/051512-UNC-researchers-make-male-infertility-discovery-qcd
Posted by at 12:04 PM

2 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 8, 2012 at 2:19 AM

    Thanks for explaining the cause of male infertility. There are some other causes and common one is early testicular failure or testicular cancer. It is sever and its hard for treatment.But ICSI can use for it and Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration uses for sperm collection in this case.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 4, 2013 at 3:20 AM

    This is for genetics, there are mutations that will indicate sterility in a male. and no medical procedure will fix that.

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