Whole-arm translocations between chromosome 1 and acrocentric G chromosomes are associated with a poor prognosis for spermatogenesis: two new cases and review of the literature

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1001.e1-1001.e5

  Vialard, François ^a,b,c   Nouchy, Marc ^a   Malan, Valérie ^a   Taillemite, Jean Louis ^a   Selva, Jacqueline ^b,c   Portnoï, Marie France ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

acrocentric p arm; azoospermia; Human chromosome 1; infertility; translocation

Indexed keywords

ACROCENTRIC CHROMOSOME; ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 1; CYTOGENETICS; GENE TRANSLOCATION; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEIOSIS; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 33749264778     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.01.061     Document Type: Article

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