Prevalence of chromosomal abnormalities in 2078 infertile couples referred for assisted reproductive techniques

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 437-442

  Clementini, E ^a   Palka, C ^a   Iezzi, I ^a   Stuppia, L ^a,b   Guanciali Franchi, P ^a   Tiboni, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction techniques; Chromosomal aberration; Infertility; Yq11 microdeletion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CHROMOSOME YQ; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; KARYOTYPE; KARYOTYPE 47,XXY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKER CHROMOSOME; OLIGOSPERMIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEX CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 14044257269     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh626     Document Type: Article

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