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ArticleJournal of biomedical research2025

Identification of biomarkers of male infertility through the circRNA expression profiling of seminal plasma.

Zhaode Liu, Xinrui Li, Xiaoyu Yang, Bohang Zhang, Dingdong Chen, Yan Yuan, Yiqiang Cui

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Article in Journal of biomedical research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Zhaode LiuState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.
Xinrui LiState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.
Xiaoyu YangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Clinical Center of Reproductive Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China.
Bohang ZhangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.
Dingdong ChenState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.
Yan YuanState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.
Yiqiang CuiState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.

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Abstract

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are key regulators of reproductive biology. However, limited information is available regarding circRNA expression profiles in seminal plasma samples from individuals with male infertility. The present study aimed to identify circRNAs associated with infertility in seminal plasma samples and to clarify their potential as biomarkers, as well as the possible molecular mechanisms underlying their functions. Next-generation RNA sequencing was conducted to analyze circRNA profiles in seminal plasma from healthy controls, oligoasthenospermia (OAZ) patients, and non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) patients. Bioinformatics analysis revealed that 637 circRNAs were differentially expressed between OAZ and control subjects, and 272 circRNAs were differentially expressed between NOA and control subjects. The expression of key circRNAs (

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circular RNAmale infertilityRNA-seqseminal plasma

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