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CAG Repeat Polymorphism of the Mitochondrial DNA Polymerase Gamma Gene in Macedonian Infertile and Fertile Men Cover

CAG Repeat Polymorphism of the Mitochondrial DNA Polymerase Gamma Gene in Macedonian Infertile and Fertile Men

Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics
Volume 10 (2007): Issue 2 (December 2007)
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Open Access
|May 2008
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10034-008-0005-1 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5761 (formerly 1311-0160) | Journal ISSN: 1311-0160
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Language: English
Page range: 37 - 42
Published on: May 30, 2008
Published by: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Male infertility,
Mitochondrial DNA polymerase gamma (POLG) gene,
CAG repeat
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other

© 2008 T Plaseski, P Noveski, C Dimitrovski, G Efremov, D Plaseska-Karanfilska, published by Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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