Epididymal P34H protein deficiency in men evaluated for infertility

Sergey I Moskovtsev; Keith Jarvi; Christine Légaré; Robert Sullivan; J Brendan M Mullen

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.053

Epididymal P34H protein deficiency in men evaluated for infertility

Fertil Steril. 2007 Nov;88(5):1455-7. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.053. Epub 2007 Apr 16.

Authors

Sergey I Moskovtsev¹, Keith Jarvi, Christine Légaré, Robert Sullivan, J Brendan M Mullen

Affiliation

¹ Andrology Laboratory, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 17434498
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.053

Abstract

Our study aimed to compare the frequency of epididymal protein P34H deficiency in a population of men undergoing routine infertility evaluation with that in men with proven fertility. Our results suggest that a significant proportion of men investigated for male infertility may be epididymal protein P34H deficient.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Epididymis / enzymology*
Humans
Infertility, Male / diagnosis*
Infertility, Male / enzymology*
Male
Sugar Alcohol Dehydrogenases / deficiency*

Substances

Sugar Alcohol Dehydrogenases
L-xylulose reductase