| A novel genomic diagnostic tool for sperm quality? | |
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PMID: 21388886 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Male factor infertility is a growing problem worldwide. Considering that a male factor is involved in at least 20% of infertility cases, there is a need for better predictive markers of sperm function. The traditional sperm analysis based on sperm count and motility has been used for the diagnosis of male fertility for several decades, however, a significant number of men with normal sperm features remain unable to reach pregnancy. This fact clearly indicates the need to develop new male infertility tests to accurately diagnose the sperm samples from these individuals. Furthermore, the classic spermiogram has limited predictive power to predict pregnancy in assisted reproductive techniques. Microarray technology is a powerful tool for detecting gene expression of thousands of genes at the same time. There is a great interest in the sperm transcriptome as a source from which to develop markers of male infertility. This commentary discusses the current advances in the microarray technology and sperm quality. It is believed that microarray-based fertility testing of sperm potential in infertility treatment could be close at hand. |
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Signe Altmäe; Andres Salumets |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-2-13 |
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Title: Reproductive biomedicine online Volume: - ISSN: 1472-6491 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-3-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101122473 Medline TA: Reprod Biomed Online Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden; Competence Centre on Reproductive Medicine and Biology, Tartu, Estonia. |
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