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Association of aromatase (TTTAn) repeat polymorphism length and the relationship between obesity and decreased sperm concentration

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2010

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Ahmad Hammoud, J Griffin, A.W. Meikle, Mark Gibson, Cornelia Peterson, D. T. Carrell
Human Reproduction

Abstract

Higher TTTA repeat numbers (>7 repeats) in the aromatase gene are associated with a negative relationship between obesity and sperm count. The effect of obesity on E(2) and sperm count appears to be absent in men with low (≤7) repeats.

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