SNP IVS6+55G-->T and c.852C-->T of GRTH gene may be associated with male infertility with azoospermia or severe oligozoospermia, suggesting that variations in GRTH gene may contribute to susceptibility to spermatogenic impairment in humans.
The information of related literatures
1. Z. A, S. Zhang, Y. Yang, Y. Ma, L. Lin and W. Zhang (2006) Single nucleotide polymorphisms of the gonadotrophin-regulated testicular helicase (GRTH) gene may be associated with the human spermatogenesis impairment. Hum Reprod 21(3): 755-9.
Cytoplasm. Nucleus (By similarity).Note=Detected in both cytoplasm and nucleus of testicular cells.Also detected in chromatoid bodies of round spermatids (Bysimilarity).
Tissue Specificity
Highly expressed in the Leydig and germ cellsof the testis and weakly expressed in the pituitary andhypothalamus.