Abbasi, Mohammad
Smith, Andrew D.
Swaminathan, Harish
Sangngern, Peer
Douglas, Amanda
Horsager, Alan
Carrell, Douglas T.
Uren, Philip J.
Article History
Received: 23 May 2018
Accepted: 31 August 2018
First Online: 18 September 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Semen samples used for the current study were obtained either from the University of Utah tissue bank, after informed consent had been provided according to IRB-approved protocols, or by Episona Inc., after the participants provided informed consent as part of the collection process according to IRB approval from the University of Pennsylvania.
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: MA, PJU, HS, and AH are employees of Episona Inc. and receive a salary. MA, PJU, HS, AH, DTC, and ADS have ownership stakes in Episona Inc.The other authors declare no competing interests.
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