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Gene id 9633
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Gene Summary

Gene Symbol TESMIN   Gene   UCSC   Ensembl
Aliases CXCDC2, MTL5, MTLT
Gene name testis expressed metallothionein like protein
Alternate names tesmin, CXC domain containing 2, metallothionein-like 5, testis-specific (tesmin), testis-specific metallothionein-like protein,
Gene location 11q13.3 (68751563: 68706673)     Exons: 11     NC_000009.12
Gene summary(Entrez) Metallothionein proteins are highly conserved low-molecular-weight cysteine-rich proteins that are induced by and bind to heavy metal ions and have no enzymatic activity. They may play a central role in the regulation of cell growth and differentiation an
OMIM 604374

Protein Summary

Associated diseases References
Associated with multiple stages of spermatogenesis and spermiogenesis, possibly during sperm maturation and/or morphogenesis MIK: 12606435
Cryptorchidism MIK: 28606200
Spermatogenic defects MIK: 31037746
Teratozoospermia MIK: 17327269

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PMID Condition Mutation Ethnicity Population details Infertility_type Associated_genes Abstract
12606435 Associated
with mult
iple stage
s of sperm
atogenesis
and sperm
iogenesis,
possibly
during spe
rm maturat
ion and/or
morphogen
esis


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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28606200 Cryptorchi
dism

Monozgotic twin
s (1 control, I
cwith cryptorc
hidism)
Male infertility MeDIP-Seq
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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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