High incidence of sperm sex chromosomes aneuploidies in two patients with Klinefelter's syndrome

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 203-205

  Foresta, C ^a,c   Galeazzi, C ^a   Bettella, A ^a   Stella, M ^b   Scandellari, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Ospedale 105   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATION;

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; FERTILITY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; KARYOTYPING; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEMEN; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031737995     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.83.1.203     Document Type: Article

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