Mutations at the mitochondrial DNA polymerase (POLG) locus associated with male infertility
β Scribed by Rovio, Anja T.; Marchington, David R.; Donat, Susanne; Schuppe, Hans-Christian; Abel, Josef; Fritsche, Ellen; Elliott, David J.; Laippala, Pekka; Ahola, Arja L.; McNay, David; Harrison, Robert F.; Hughes, Barbara; Barrett, Thomas; Bailey, David M.D.; Mehmet, Denise; Jequier, Anne M.; Hargreave, Tim B.; Kao, Shu-Huei; Cummins, James M.; Barton, David E.; Cooke, Howard J.; Wei, Yau-Huei; Wichmann, Lars; Poulton, Joanna; Jacobs, Howard T.
- Book ID
- 109919674
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 80 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1061-4036
- DOI
- 10.1038/ng759
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