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Gene id 10047
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Gene Summary

Gene Symbol CST8   Gene   UCSC   Ensembl
Aliases CRES, CTES5
Gene name cystatin 8
Alternate names cystatin-8, cystatin 8 (cystatin-related epididymal specific), cystatin-related epididymal spermatogenic protein, epididymis secretory sperm binding protein,
Gene location 20p11.21 (23491076: 23507123)     Exons: 7     NC_000017.11
Gene summary(Entrez) The cystatin superfamily encompasses proteins that contain multiple cystatin-like sequences. Some of the members are active cysteine protease inhibitors, while others have lost or perhaps never acquired this inhibitory activity. There are three inhibitory
OMIM 608683
Associated diseases References
Alzheimer's disease GAD: 19204726
Role in sperm development and maturation MIK: 7619504
Hypospermatogenesis MIK: 28361989
Role in sperm development and maturation MIK: 7619504
Spermatogenic defects MIK: 31037746
Teratozoospermia MIK: 17327269

PubMed references

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PMID Condition Mutation Ethnicity Population details Infertility_type Associated_genes Abstract
7619504 Role in sp
erm develo
pment and
maturation


Male infertility
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17327269 Teratozoos
permia

19 (6 controls
, 13 cases)
Male infertility GSE6872 analyzed by GEO2R (cutoff 1.5 fold)
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28361989 Hyposperma
togenesis

6 (3 controls,
3 Klienfelter s
yndrome
Male infertility Microarray
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31037746 Spermatoge
nic defect
s

28 men with az
oospermia
Male infertility Microarray
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31037746 Spermatoge
nic defect
s

16 (1 control,
15 cases)
Male infertility GSE6023 analyzed using GEO2R
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