Polymerase Chain Reaction screening for Y chromosome microdeletions: A first step towards the diagnosis of genetically-determined spermatogenic failure in men

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 775-779

  Qureshi, S J ^a   Ross, A R ^a   Ma, K ^a   Cooke, H J ^a   McIntyre, M A ^b   Chandley, A C ^a   Hargreave, T B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Male infertility; Oligozoospermia; Spermatogenesis; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGOSPERMIA; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; Y CHROMOSOME;

ADULT; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGOSPERMIA; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE DELETION; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030253042     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.10.775     Document Type: Article

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