Detects genes that cause infertility

Scientists have found that a gene can help treat infertility in humans.

A team of scientists at the University of Edinburgh conducted a study with fruit flies and found a gene called SRPK, which affects their reproduction. When this gene is missing, the fruit flies' chromosomes cannot gather together.

Scientists believe that the process of gathering together chromosomes is a necessary condition to ensure healthy eggs and fertilization. When chromosomes contain the gene of division fault, it can lead to difficult or even infertility.

Lack of SRPK gene affects the development and fertility of eggs.

Previous studies in mice have also shown that the process of gathering together the chromosome is important, helping the egg to maintain its fertility. By identifying the gene involved in this process, scientists hope to be able to better understand the process by which fertilized reproductive cells are created.

'Fruit flies' eggs and an ideal model help to understand why fertility and infertility are increasing in humans. Through studying the chromosomes of chromosomes in fruit flies and humans, we can gain a deeper understanding of reproductive health , 'said Professor Hiroyuki Ohkura, head of research, on the Daily Mail.

Previously, scientists at the Pasteur Institute and the University of London (UK) have also discovered an error gene called NR5A1, which may help explain some of the abnormal infertility cases in men. The NR5A1 gene is only detected in a small group of infertile men.