Male mice with deleted Wolframin (Wfs1) gene have reduced fertility |
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Authors: | Klari Noormets Sulev K?ks Ants Kavak Andres Arend Marina Aunapuu Aivi Keldrimaa Eero Vasar Vallo Tillmann |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Paediatrics, University of Tartu, 6 Lunini Street, 51014 Tartu, Estonia;(2) Department of Physiology, University of Tartu, 19 Ravila Street, 50411 Tartu, Estonia;(3) Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, 62 Kreutzwaldi Street, 51014 Tartu, Estonia;(4) Department of Anatomy, Chair of Histology and Embryology, University of Tartu, 19 Ravila Street, 50411 Tartu, Estonia |
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Abstract: | Background Wolfram Syndrome (WS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterised by non-autoimmune diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, cranial diabetes insipidus and sensorineural deafness. Some reports have described hypogonadism in male WS patients. The aim of our study was to find out whether Wfs1 deficient (Wfs1KO) male mice have reduced fertility and, if so, to examine possible causes. |
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