Frequency of CFTR gene mutations in males participating in an ICSI programme

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1833-1834

  Jakubiczka, S ^a   Bettecken, Th ^a   Stumm, M ^b   Nickel, I ^a   Musebeck J ^a   Krebs, P ^b   Fischer, Ch ^a   Kieinstein, J ^b   Wieacker, P ^b  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

CAVD; CFTR mutations; Cystic fibrosis; ICSI; Male infertility

Indexed keywords

TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

APLASIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0032809612     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.7.1833     Document Type: Article

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