High frequency of well-defined Y-chromosome deletions in idiopathic Sertoli cell-only syndrome

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 302-307

  Foresta, C ^a   Ferlin, A ^a   Garolla, A ^a   Moro, E ^a   Pistorello, M ^a   Barbaux, S ^b   Rossato, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration; Male infertility; Sertoli cell only; Y chromosome deletions

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; CHROMOSOME YQ; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY STUDY; FATHER; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE INFERTILITY; SERTOLI CELL; SIBLING; TESTIS SIZE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031889383     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.2.302     Document Type: Article

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