Screening for ZNF230 gene mutation and analysis of its correlation with azoospermia

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 258-260

  Dong, Jing Tao ^a   Zhang, Si Zhong ^a   Ma, Yong Xin ^a   Yang, Kai Xuan ^b   Huang, Ming Kong ^c   Sun, Yan ^a   He, Guo Ping ^a   Li, Ya ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Peng, Yan ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Second Affiliated Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Allele frequency; Azoospermia; High performance liquid chromatography; ZNF230 gene

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; ZNF230 GENE;

ADULT; AZOOSPERMIA; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 20644434156     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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