Semen quality is affected by HLA class I alleles together with sexually transmitted diseases

The latest paper from GEMINI collaborators in Portugal is now published online in Andrology. Abstract Background: The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) locus includes several genes with key roles in antigen presentation and immune response, some of them inclusively found to be associated with non-obstructive azoospermia. Still, HLA connections to other infertility phenotypes such as semen hyperviscosity (SHV), asthenozoospermia (AST), […]