Recent Publications

1. Cumming J, Carrell DT (2009): Utility of reflexive semen cultures for detecting bacterial infections in patients with infertility and leukocytospermia. Fertil Steril, 91:4, 1486-1488

2. Hammoud S, Emery BR, Dunn D, Weiss R, Carrell DT (2009): Sequence alterations in the YBX2 gene are associated with male factor infertility. Fertil and Steril, 91:1090-5.

3. Hammoud S, Nix DA, Zhang H, Purwar J, Carrell DT*, Cairns BR* (2009): Distinctive chromatin states poise genes in human sperm that guide embryo development. Nature, 460:473-9. (*Corresponding Co-Senior Authors)

4. Hammoud S, Liu L, Carrell DT (2009): Protamine ratio and the level of histone retention in sperm selected by density gradient preparation. Andrologia 41:88-94.

5. Carrell DT, Hammoud S0. (2009): Sperm chromatin packaging and DNA methylation: Relevance to ART. Sys Biol in Reprod Med 55:19-21.

6. Hammoud A, Gibson M, Hunt SC, Adams TD, Carrell DT, Kolotkin RL, Meikle AW (2009): Effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery on sex steroids and quality of life in obese men. J Clin Endocrin Metab, 94:1329-34.

7. Hammoud A, Carrell DT, Gibson M, Sanderson M, Jones KP, Peterson CM (2009): Decreased sperm motility is associated with air pollution in Salt Lake City. Fertility and Sterility, EPub Feb 11, 2009.

8. Lalancette C, Platts AE, Johnson GD, Emery BR, Carrell DT, Krawetz SA (2009): Identification of human sperm transcripts as candidate markers of male infertility. J Mol Med 87:735-48.

9. Aston KI, Carrell DT (2009): Genome-wide study of single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with azoospermia and severe oligozoospermia. J Androl, Epub June 2009.

10. Nanassy L, Peterson CA, Wilcox AL, Peterson CM, Hammoud A, Carrell DT (2009): Comparison of 5% and ambient oxygen during days 3-5 of in vitro culture of human embryos. Fertil Steril, Epub Mar 31, 2009.

11. Platts AE, Lalancette C, Emery BR, Carrell DT, Krawetz SA (2009): Disease progression and solid tumor survival as predicted by DGPM-decoherence gene pair models. J Biol Chem, Submitted for Review.

12. Hammoud A, Carrell DT, Meikle AW, Hunt SC, Xin Y, Adams TD, Gibson M (2009): Association between TTTAn repeats aromatase polymorphism and estradiol levels in severely obese men. JCEM, Submitted for review.

13. Hammoud S, Purwar J, Cairns BR, Carrell DT (2009): Alterations in CpG methylation at imprinted genes in the sperm of infertile males with abnormal chromatin packaging. Fertil Steril, Submitted for review.

14. Hansen S, Eichler EE, Fullerton SM, Carrell DT (2009): SPANX gene variation in fertile and infertile males. Sys Biol Reprod Med, Submitted

15. Griffin J, Emery BR, Carrell DT (2009): Nucleotide sequences of the Protamine 1 and Protamine 2 genes in the cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus): A model system to evaluate male infertility. J Anim Breed Genet, Submitted for Review.

16. Hammoud AO, Gibson M, Peterson CM, Meikle AW, Carrell DT. Obesity a significant factor in male infertility. Review of Endocrinology, May 2008, 1-5.

17. Krausz C, Forti G, Sassone-Corsi P, Carrell DT (2008): Florence-Utah Symposium on the genetics of male infertility. Int J Androl 31(4):373.

18. Carrell DT and Emery BR (2008): Use of automated imaging and analysis technology for the detecting of aneuploidy in human sperm. Fertil Steril 90(2):434-7.

19. Carrell DT (2008): The Clinical Implementation of Sperm Chromosome Aneuploidy Testing: Pitfalls and Promises. J Androl, Mar-Apl 29(2):124-33.

20. Meistrich ML, Bailey J, Carrell D, Cooper T, Hess R, Johnston D, Marmar J, Morales C (2008) Changes in the Journal of Andrology in the electronic age. J Androl 29(2):123.

21. Carrell DT, Emery BR, Hammoud S (2008): The aetiology of sperm protamine abnormalities and their potential impact on the sperm epigenome. Int J Androl 31:1-9.

22. Christensen GL, Griffin J, Carrell DT (2008): Sequence analysis of the X-linked USP26 gene insevere male factor infertility patients and fertile controls. Fertil Steril, 90(3):851-852.

23. Carrell DT (2008): Contributions of spermatozoa to embryogenesis: assays to evaluate their genetic and epigenetic fitness. Reprod Biomed Online 16(4):474-484.

24. Hammoud AO, Wilde N, Parks A, Gibson M, Carrell DT, Meikle AW (2008): Male obesity and alterations of semen quality. Fertil Steril 90:2222-5.

25. Liu L, Aoki V, Carrell DT (2008): Evaluation of the developmental competence and chromosomal compliment of mouse oocytes derived from in-vitro growth and maturation of preantral follicles. J Assisted Reprod and Genetics, 25(2-3):107-113..

26. Sanderson M, Hassold T, Carrell DT (2008): Proteins involved in recombination: A role in male infertility? Systems Biol in Reprod Med 54:57-74.

27. Hammoud AO, Gibson M, Stanford J, Carrell DT, Peterson CM (2008): IVF availability and utilization in the United States: A study of demographic, social, and economic factors. Fertil Steril, Epub June 7, 2008 ahead of print.

28. Carrell DT and Krausz C (2008): Genetic and epigenetic aspects of assisted reproduction: Application of genetic advances to assisted reproductive technologies. Reprod Biomed Online 16(4):471-473.

29. Huang I, Emery BR, Christensen GL, Griffin J, Peterson CM, Carrell DT (2008): Novel UBE2B associated polymorphisms in an infertile population. A J A 10(3):461-466.

30. Griffin J, Emery BR, Christensen G, Carrell DT (2008): Analysis of the meiotic recombination gene REC8 for sequence variations in a population with severe male factor infertility. Sys Biol Rep Med 54:163-5.

31. Nanassy L, Carrell DT (2008): Paternal effects on embryogenesis. J Exp Clin Assis Reprod, Epub May 16, 2008; 5:2.

32. Aston KI, Peterson CM, Carrell DT (2008): Monozygotic twinning during in vitro fertilization therapy. Reproduction 136:377-86.

33. Carrell DT. (2008) Elucidating the Genetics of Male Infertility: Understanding Transcriptional and Translational Regulatory Networks Involved in Spermatogenesis. Int J Androl, 31(5):455-456.

34. Hammoud AO, Gibson M, Peterson CM, Meikle AW, Carrell DT (2008): Impact of male obesity on infertility: A critical review of the current literature. Fertil Steril 90:897-904.

35. Carrell DT (2008): Paternal genetic and epigenetic influences on IVF outcome. Expert Review in Ob-Gyn 3:359-367.

36. Liu L, Carrell DT (2008): Polymorphisms of the DAX1 and EGR4 genes are not common causes of abnormal spermatogenesis. The Open Reprod Sci J 1:41-44.