On the origin and frequency of Y chromosome deletions responsible for severe male infertility

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 549-554

  Edwards, R G ^a   Bishop, Colin E ^b  

^a CHURCHILL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deletions; Meiosis; Mosaicism; Oligozoospermia; Post fertilization deletions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; Y CHROMOSOME;

CHROMOSOME DELETION; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031181517     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/3.7.549     Document Type: Article

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