Two new centers join the GEMINI consortium
University of Zagreb School of Medicine and Columbia University Irving Medical Center are represented by Davor Jezek, MD, PhD and Joseph P. Alukal, MD, respectively. Welcome to both teams!
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.
GEMINI study results in new entry in OMIM database
The study lead by Estonian collaborators demonstrated that mutation in the FANCM gene on chromosome 14q21 causes non-obstructive azoospermia, with a Sertoli cell-only phenotype observed in testicular tissue. The finding resulted in Spermatogenic failure 28 being added to the OMIM database (ID #618086).
GEMINI 2019 Annual Meeting
The annual GEMINI meeting was held during the 44th American Society of Andrology meeting in Chicago, IL
GEMINI: Genetics of Male Infertility Initiative, EAA-ASA Exchange Lecture
Don Conrad presents a talk at the 2018 European Congress of Andrology meeting in Budapest, Hungary
Bi-allelic recessive loss-of-function variants in FANCM cause non-obstructive azoospermia
The latest paper from GEMINI collaborators is now published online at American Journal of Human Genetics.
The Genetic Intersection of Male Infertility and Cancer
A manuscript by GEMINI members Liina Nagirnaja, Ki Aston and Don Conrad has been accepted for publication in Fertility & Sterility News and Reviews section.
GEMINI 2017 Annual Meeting
Annual GEMINI meeting was held in the framework of the 11th International Congress of Andrology (ICA) 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The meeting included an update on the current status and most recent results of the study by GEMINI co-PI Don Conrad. GEMINI project was also well represented at the ICA 2017 program with oral talks by Don Conrad, Ewa Rajpert-De Meyts, Kristian Almstrup, Maris Laan and Csilla Krausz, but also with several poster presentations.