Analysis of the hemochromatosis mutations C282Y and H63D in infertile men

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1796-1798

  Peterlin, Borut ^a   Kunej, Tanja ^a   Hruškovičová, Helena ^a   Ferk, Polonca ^a   Geršak, Ksenija ^a   Zorn, Branko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CYTOGENETICS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE MUTATION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX CHROMOSOME; SPERMIOGRAM;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SLOVENIA;

EID: 33751198279     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.05.034     Document Type: Article

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