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Clinical: Research Communication

Correlation between sperm DNA fragmentation and methylation in male partners of couples with idiopathic recurrent pregnancy loss

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Pages 164-173 | Received 04 Aug 2023, Accepted 24 May 2024, Published online: 24 Jun 2024

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