Cystic fibrosis mutation screening in CBAVD patients and men with obstructive azoospermia or severe oligozoospermia

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 333-337

  Kanavakis, E ^a   Tzetis, M ^a   Antoniadi, Th ^a   Pistofidis, G ^a   Milligos, S ^b   Kattamis, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Embryogenesis Centre for Reproductive and Fertility Studies   (Greece)

Author keywords

CBAVD; Cystic fibrosis; Greek population; Obstructive azoospermia; Oligozoospermia

Indexed keywords

TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ADULT; AGENESIS; ALLELE; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAS DEFERENS;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; OLIGOSPERMIA; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0031960072     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/4.4.333     Document Type: Article

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