A frequent partial AZFc deletion does not render an increased risk of spermatogenic impairment in East Asians

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 304-313

  Zhang, F ^a   Li, Z ^b   Wen, B ^a   Jiang, J ^c   Shao, M ^a   Zhao, Y ^a   He, Y ^a   Song, X ^a   Qian, J ^a   Lu, D ^a   Jin, Li ^a,d  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c Ningbo Haishu Mayuan Hospital   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AZFc; East Asian; gr gr deletion; Male infertility; Spermatogenic impairment; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; AZOOSPERMIA; CHINESE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; Y CHROMOSOME;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; FAR EAST; GENE DOSAGE; GENETIC SCREENING; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; RISK FACTORS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 33645744404     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: 14691809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2005.00231.x     Document Type: Article

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