• PMID: 1986964
• Gene Name: ALB
• Condition: Azoospermia, oligozoospermia, polyzoospermia, Male infertility
• Association: It is concluded that there is a general relationship between seminal plasma proteins and sperm numbers and that some products of the sperm themselves must control the entry of plasma proteins into seminal plasma.
• PMID: 1986964
• Gene Name: ALB
• Condition: Azoospermia, Oligozoospermia
• Association: Associated
• Population size: 171
• Population details: 171 (50 subjects with normal sperm count; 32 with azoospermia; 49 with oligozoospermia; 10 with polyzoospermia; and 31 vasectomized)
• Sex: Male
• Infertility type: Male infertility
• Associated genes: Transferrin, beta 2-microglobulin, albumin
• Other associated phenotypes: Azoospermia, Oligozoospermia

The concentrations of transferrin, beta 2-microglobulin, and albumin in seminal plasma in relation to sperm count

Chard T, Parslow J, Rehmann T, Dawnay A.

A number of studies have shown a relationship between transferrin levels in seminal plasma and sperm count. In the present study, the levels of transferrin, beta 2-microglobulin and albumin were measured in 171 samples of seminal plasma (50 subjects with normal sperm count; 32 with azoospermia; 49 with oligozoospermia; 10 with polyzoospermia; and 31 vasectomized). All three proteins were related to sperm count. It is concluded that there is a general relationship between seminal plasma proteins and sperm numbers and that some products of the sperm themselves must control the entry of plasma proteins into seminal plasma. FAU - Chard, T AU - Chard T AD - St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, London, United Kingdom. FAU - Parslow, J AU - Parslow J FAU - Rehmann, T AU - Rehmann T