AAP General News (Australia)
12-05-2011
SCI:Better future for infertility treatment
A team of Australian scientists says a breakthrough in gene technology could have important
implications for the treatment of male infertility.
The researchers, based at the Australian National University, say they've discovered
a new mechanism of gene activation.
Team leader Professor DAVID TREMETHICK says they've identified how "misregulation"
of an epigenetic marker, which is implicated in diseases, is also a contributor to human
infertility.
Prof TREMETHICK says the marker, named H2A.Lap1 regulates how genes are activated in
sperm which could help researchers understand how cellular differentiation is achieved.
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KEYWORD: INFERTILITY (CANBERRA)
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