Genetic aspects of human male infertility: The frequency of chromosomal abnormalities and Y chromosome microdeletions in severe male factor infertility

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-54

  Vicdan, Arzu ^a   Vicdan, Kubilay ^b   Günalp, Serdar ^c   Kence, Aykut ^a   Akarsu, Cem ^b   Işik, Ahmet Zeki ^b   Sözen, Eran ^b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Private Ankara IVF Center   (Turkey)

^c HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Chromosomal abnormality; Male infertility; Oligoasthenozoospermia; Y chromosome microdeletion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL MATURATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FATHER; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC SCREENING; GROWTH DISORDER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; SERTOLI CELL SYNDROME; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 5044221832     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2003.07.006     Document Type: Article

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