Somatic cytogenetic and azoospermia factor gene microdeletion studies in infertile men

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 555-561

  Pina Neto, J M ^a   Carrara, R C V ^a   Bisinella, R ^a   Mazzucalto, L F ^a   Martins, M D ^a   Sartoratto, E ^b   Yamasaki, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberrations; Cytogenetics; Karyotype; Male infertility; Y microdeletions

Indexed keywords

AZOOSPERMIA FACTOR PROTEIN; CELL PROTEIN; GENOMIC DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; AZOOSPERMIA; BIRTH DEFECT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS AND SOMATIC CELL GENETICS; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENITAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; KARYOTYPING; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MENTAL RETARDATION MALFORMATION SYNDROME; METAPHASE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITE;

EID: 33645803647     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2006000400017     Document Type: Article

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