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The molecular control of meiotic double-strand break (DSB) formation and its significance in human infertility

Yang Li1, Yu-Fan Wu1, Han-Wei Jiang1

  • 1Division of Reproduction and Genetics, First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, the CAS Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China.

Asian Journal of Andrology
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DNA double-strand break (DSB)infertilitymeiosismutation

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