Deletion and expression analysis of AZFa genes on the human Y chromosome revealed a major role for DBY in male infertility

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1161-1169

  Foresta, Carlo ^a   Ferlin, Alberto ^a   Moro, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENE STRUCTURE; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0034194140     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/9.8.1161     Document Type: Article

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