Heterozygous mutation in BRCA2 induces accelerated age-dependent decline in sperm quality with male subfertility in rats

Abstract Tumor suppressor BRCA2 executes homologous recombination to repair DNA double-strand breaks in collaboration with RAD51, involving exon 11 and 27. Exon 11 constitutes a region where pathogenic variants (PVs) accumulate, and mutations in this region are known to contribute to carcinogenesis....

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Main Authors: Yashiro Motooka, Hideaki Tanaka, Yuki Maeda, Misako Katabuchi, Tomoji Mashimo, Shinya Toyokuni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-84184-8
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