Y chromosome microdeletion in a father and his four infertile sons

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2689-2694

  Chang, Peter L ^a   Sauer, Mark V ^a,b   Brown, Stephen ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Gene deletion; Genetics; Infertility; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME YQ; DNA SEQUENCE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PHENOTYPE; PROGENY; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPERM;

EID: 0032757164     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.11.2689     Document Type: Article

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