The genetics of male infertility in relation to cystic fibrosis

Bailliere's Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 797-817

  Lissens, W ^a   Liebaers, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens; Congenital unilateral absence of vas deferens; Cystic fibrosis; Genetic counselling; Kidney abnormalities; Male infertility; Vas deferens abnormalities; Young's syndrome

Indexed keywords

TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

AGENESIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; KIDNEY MALFORMATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; URINARY TRACT MALFORMATION; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0031432997     PISSN: 09503552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-3552(97)80014-4     Document Type: Review

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