Androgen receptor gene polyglutamine length is associated with testicular histology in infertile patients

Journal of Urology

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 224-227

  Casella, Roberto ^a,b,c   Maduro, Maria R ^a,b,c   Misfud, Amparo ^a,b,c   Lipshultz, Larry I ^a,b,c   Yong, Eu Leong ^a,b,c   Lamb, Dolores J ^a,b,c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Infertility, male; Receptors, androgens; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; GENOMIC DNA; POLYGLUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; TESTIS BIOPSY; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

EID: 0037213164     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64073-6     Document Type: Article

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