Diverse spermatogenic defects in humans caused by Y chromosome deletions encompassing a novel RNA-binding protein gene

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 4, 1996, Pages 27-49

  Reijo, Renee ^a   Lee, Tien Yi ^a   Salo, Pia ^e   Alagappan, Raaji ^a   Brown, Laura G ^a   Rosenberg, Michael ^a,c   Rozen, Steve ^b   Jaffe, Tom ^a   Straus, Donald ^c   Hovatta, Outi ^f   De La Chapelle, Albert ^e   Silber, Sherman ^d   Page, David C ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f Vaestoliitto   (Finland)

Author keywords

AZF; DAZ; RNA binding protein gene; Spermatogenic defects; Y chromosome deletions

Indexed keywords

RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMID; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE DELETION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITE; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; TESTIS;

EID: 0030317393     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/11.suppl_4.27     Document Type: Article

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