Polymerase chain reaction analysis of the Y chromosome long arm in azoospermic patients: Lack of the Y chromosome recognition motif (YRRM1) gene

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 507-509

  Baba, Katsuyuki ^a   Iwamoto, Teruaki ^a   Nakagome, Yasuo ^b   Kuroki, Yoko ^b   Nakahori, Yutaka ^b   Yajima, Michitaka ^a   Tanaka, Hiroki ^a   Osada, Takao ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Azoospermic factor (AZF); Infertility; YRRM1

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031736422     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1998.tb00403.x     Document Type: Article

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