Epigenetic disruption of the PIWI pathway in human spermatogenic disorders.

Epigenetic changes are involved in a wide range of common human diseases. Although DNA methylation defects are known to be associated with male infertility in mice, their impact on human deficiency of sperm production has yet to be determined. We have assessed the global genomic DNA methylation prof...

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Main Authors: Holger Heyn, Humberto J Ferreira, Lluís Bassas, Sandra Bonache, Sergi Sayols, Juan Sandoval, Manel Esteller, Sara Larriba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23112866/?tool=EBI