Associations of homologous RNA-binding motif gene on the X chromosome (RBMX) and its like sequence on chromosome 9 (RBMXL9) with non-obstructive azoospermia

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 213-218

  Tsujimura, Akira ^a   Fujita, Kazutoshi ^a   Komori, Kazuhiko ^a   Tanjapatkul, Phanu ^a   Miyagawa, Yasushi ^a   Takada, Shingo ^a   Matsumiya, Kiyomi ^b   Sada, Masaharu ^c   Katsuyama, Yoshihiko ^d   Ota, Masao ^d   Okuyama, Akihiko ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA POLICE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^d SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Homologous RBMY; Microsatellite marker; Polymorphism; Spermatogenesis; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; PROTEINASE K; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; BINDING SITE; CHROMOSOME 9; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RNA BINDING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; X CHROMOSOME;

ADULT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 9; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; HETEROGENEOUS-NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; OLIGOSPERMIA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 33644795264     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2006.00107.x     Document Type: Article

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