Tracking microdeletions of the AZF region in a patrilineal line of infertile men

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 614-622

  Rodovalho, R G ^a   Arruda, J T ^a   Moura, K K V O ^a  

^a PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Male infertility; Vertical transmission; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CHILD; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; CHROMOSOME MUTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; SEMEN ANALYSIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 49749135523     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol7-3gmr455     Document Type: Article

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