Microdeletions in interval 6 of the Y chromosome detected by STS-PCR in 6 of 33 patients with idiopathic oligo- or azoospermia

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 72, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 155-158

  Stuppia, L ^a   Mastroprimiano, G ^b   Calabrese, G ^b   Peila, R ^a   Tenaglia, R ^b   Palka, G ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; Y CHROMOSOME;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGOSPERMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0029965983     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: 1424859X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000134174     Document Type: Article

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