DAZ: a gene family associated with azoospermia
US6020476A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q2600/156
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A small family of novel genes referred to as the DAZ gene family, present in interval 6D and/or 6E of the distal portion of the long arm of the human Y chromosome and on human chromosome 3. Alteration of a DAZ gene present in interval 6D and/or 6E of the distal portion of the long arm of the human Y chromosome is associated with reduced sperm count. Methods of diagnosis and treatment utilizing a DAZ gene, and antibodies that bind to the protein encoded by said genes.
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