Absence of Y chromosome microdeletions in patients with cryptorchidism and hypospadias

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-148

  Castro, Andrea ^a   Codner, Ethel ^a   Kaune, Heidy ^a   López, Patricia ^a   Vantman, David ^a   Cassorla, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Ambiguous genitalia; Cryptorchidism; Hypospadias; Microdeletions; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; DNA; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DNA DETERMINATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT; KARYOTYPE; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITE; SPERMATOGENESIS; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 3142691161     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2004.17.2.143     Document Type: Article

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