Molecular diagnosis of Y chromosome microdeletions in Europe: State-of-the-art and quality control

Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 402-409

  Simoni, M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Azoospermia factor; Male infertility; Quality control; Y chromosome deletion

Indexed keywords

AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EUROPE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE INFERTILITY; PATIENT SELECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITE; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0035100926     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.3.402     Document Type: Review

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