Pathway(s) of genes involved in male infertility. The list of genes is derived from Krausz et al.(1) and can be sorted in general (common) cell function, endocrine function and specific spermatogenic function.

Authors

Friederike Ehrhart , Egon Willighagen , and Eric Weitz

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Organism

Homo sapiens

Communities

Rare Diseases

Annotations

Cell Type Ontology: sperm

Pathway Ontology: disease pathway

Disease Ontology: male infertility

Participants

References

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