A simple, low cost and non-invasive method for screening Y-chromosome microdeletions in infertile men

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 257-261

  Aknin Seifer, I E ^a,b   Touraine, R L ^b   Lejeune, H ^c   Laurent, J L ^a   Lauras, B ^b   Levy, Rachel ^a,c  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^c EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Male infertility; PCR; Screening; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CHEEK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE MARKER; DNA EXTRACTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0037323715     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg067     Document Type: Article

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