FISH characterization of a dicentric Yq (p11.32) isochromosome in an azoospermic male

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 302-306

  Codina Pascual, M ^a   Oliver Bonet, M ^a   Navarro, J ^a   Starke, H ^b   Liehr, T ^b   Gutierrez Mateo C ^a   Sanchez Garcia J F ^a   Arango, O ^a   Egozcue, J ^a   Benet, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Institute of Human Genetics and Anthropology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Dicentric Y isochromosome; FISH; Mosaicism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CHROMOSOME YQ; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; DNA PROBE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; ISOCHROMOSOME; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SRY GENE;

EID: 2542476374     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30027     Document Type: Article

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