Achondroplasia

Research from University of Versailles broadens understanding of achondroplasia

Published in Medical Device Law Weekly, August 10th, 2008

In this recent article published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, scientists in Poissy, France conducted a study "To evaluate the influence of aging on the achondroplasia mutation rate in the male germline. Studies in sperm and testis biopsy DNA according to donor's age."

"University teaching hospital. Seventeen donors aged 30 to 65 years for sperm collection and 14 deceased donors aged 53 to 95 years for testis biopsies, all with normal stature. Intervention(S): Testes were obtained from 14 deceased donors, and,perm was obtained from 17 patients who requested ART. Real-time polymerase chain reaction quantification of the G1138A mutation in sperm and...

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Source: Medical Device Law Weekly (2008-08-10)

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