An XX male with the sex-determining region Y gene inserted in the long arm of chromosome 16

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 463.e1-463.e5

  Dauwerse, Johannnes G ^a   Hansson, Kerstin B M ^b   Brouwers, Ad A M ^c   Peters, Dorien J M ^a   Breuning, Martijn H ^a  

^a Center for Human and Clinical Genetics   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c GELDERSE VALLEI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

chromosome 16; FISH; infertility; PAR; SRY; XX male

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; BACTERIAL ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 16; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME ARM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE INSERTION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC OSTEOARTHROPATHY; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SRY GENE; XX MALE;

EID: 33746349571     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.12.062     Document Type: Article

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