Genetic, andrological and clinical characteristics of patients with congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 73-79

  Attardo, Tiziana ^a,b   Vicari, Enzo ^a,b   Mollica, Florindo ^a,b   Grazioso, Caterina ^a,b   Burrello, Nunziatina ^a,b   Garofalo, Maria R ^a,b   Lizzio, Maria N ^a,b   Garigali, Gabriella ^a,b   Cannizzaro, Matteo ^a,b   Ruvolo, Giovanni ^a,b   D'Agata, Rosario ^a,b   Calogero, Aldo E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c GARIBALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital unilateral absence of the vas deferens; Cystic fibrosis; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Percutaneous sperm aspiration

Indexed keywords

TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ADULT; AGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEAT TEST; VAS DEFERENS;

ADULT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERMATOZOA; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0035044292     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.2001.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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