Screening for microdeletions of Y chromosome genes in patients undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1717-1721

  Krausz, C ^a,b   Bussani Mastellone, C ^a   Granchi, S ^a,b   McElreavey, K ^b   Scarselli, G ^a   Forti, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

ICSI; Infertility; Screening; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENE DELETION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0032796205     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.7.1717     Document Type: Article

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