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    Gene id   | 
  
10047 | 
  | Gene Summary    Diseases    PubMed     | 
   Gene Summary
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  Gene Symbol   | 
CST8   Gene   UCSC   Ensembl | 
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  Aliases   | 
CRES, CTES5 | 
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  Gene name   | 
cystatin 8 | 
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  Alternate names   | 
cystatin-8, cystatin 8 (cystatin-related epididymal specific), cystatin-related epididymal spermatogenic protein, epididymis secretory sperm binding protein,  | 
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  Gene location   | 
20p11.21 (23491076: 23507123)     Exons: 7     NC_000017.11
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  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
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  OMIM   | 
 608683  | 
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    | 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 |  
   
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    | PMID | 
     Condition | 
        Mutation | 
     Ethnicity | 
    Population details | 
     Infertility_type | 
     Associated_genes | 
      Abstract | 
   
	
  
    | 7619504 | 
    Role in sp erm develo pment and  maturation
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      Male infertility | 
    
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    Show abstract | 
   
		
  
    | 17327269 | 
    Teratozoos permia
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      19 (6  controls , 13 cases)
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      Male infertility | 
    GSE6872 analyzed by GEO2R (cutoff 1.5 fold)
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    Show abstract | 
   
		
  
    | 28361989 | 
    Hyposperma togenesis
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      6 (3 controls,  3 Klienfelter s yndrome
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      Male infertility | 
    Microarray
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    Show abstract | 
   
		
  
    | 31037746 | 
    Spermatoge nic defect s
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      28  men with az oospermia
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      Male infertility | 
    Microarray
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    Show abstract | 
   
		
  
    | 31037746 | 
    Spermatoge nic defect s
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      16 (1 control,  15 cases)
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      Male infertility | 
    GSE6023 analyzed using GEO2R
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    Show abstract | 
   
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