Guidelines for the appropriate use of genetic tests in infertile couples

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 303-312

  Foresta, Carlo ^a   Ferlin, Alberto ^a   Gianaroli, Luca ^b   Dallapiccola, Bruno ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SISMER   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Female infertility; Genetics; Male infertility; Mutations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE DELETION; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; KALLMANN SYNDROME; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0036063359     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200805     Document Type: Article

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