Laboratory guidelines for molecular diagnosis of Y-chromosomal microdeletions

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 292-299

  Simoni, Manuela ^a   Bakker, E ^b   Eurlings, M C M ^b   Matthijs, G ^c   Moro, E ^d   Muller C R ^e   Vogt, P H ^f  

^a INST OF REPRO MED OF THE UNIV   (Germany)

^b Department of Human Genetics ^*  (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME DELETION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; Y CHROMOSOME;

CHROMOSOME DELETION; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; QUALITY CONTROL; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0032866936     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.1999.00193.x     Document Type: Review

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