Table 1. Methylation status of LINE-1 in human sperm.
Groups | Patients (n) | Clones (n) | Total CpG (n) | Methylated CpG, n (%) |
NZ | 6 | 105 | 1785 | 1425(79.8±1.4a) |
AZ | 6 | 103 | 1736 | 1301(74.9±3.4a) |
OZ | 6 | 110 | 1968 | 1596(81.1±3.9a) |
The data were presented as Mean ± SD, p>0.05 by ANOVA.
NZ, normozoospermia; AZ, asthenozoospermia; OZ, oligozoospermia.