Heterogeneity of reproductive tract abnormalities in men with absence of the vas deferens: Role of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene mutations

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 724-728

  Jarvi, Keith ^a   McCallum, Stewart ^a   Zielenski, Julian ^a   Durie, Peter ^a   Tullis, Elizabeth ^a   Wilchanski, Michael ^a   Margolis, Myles ^a   Asch, Murray ^a   Ginzburg, Brian ^a   Martin, Sheelagh ^a   Buckspan, Martin B ^a   Tsui, Lap Chee ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator; Male infertility; Testicular microlithiasis; Vas deferens; Wolffian duct

Indexed keywords

TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ADULT; AGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL VESICLE; STONE FORMATION; TESTIS; VAS DEFERENS;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUM; SCROTUM; VARIATION (GENETICS); VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0031722993     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00247-7     Document Type: Article

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