Y chromosome microdeletions, in azoospermic or near-azoospermic subjects, are located in the AZFc (DAZ) subregion

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 763-768

  Liow, S L ^a   Ghadessy, F J ^a   Ng, S C ^a   Yong, E L ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Defective spermatogenesis; Y chromosome microdeletions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CHINESE; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; CHROMOSOME YQ; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 0031849301     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/4.8.763     Document Type: Article

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