CFTR mutation analysis of a Caucasian father with congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens, a Taiwanese mother, and twins resulting from ICSI procedure

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 107, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 736-740

  Chiang, Han Sun ^a   Wu, Chien Chih ^b,c   Wu, Yi No ^b   Lu, Jyh Feng ^c   Lin, Gin Hong ^d   Hwang, Jiann Loung ^e  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CFTR mutation; Congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens; Cystic fibrosis; Intracytoplasmic single sperm injection; Vas deferens

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; GLYCINE; LEUCINE; MESSENGER RNA; PHENYLALANINE; THREONINE; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CONGENITAL BILATERAL ABSENCE OF VAS DEFERENS; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GONADAL AGENESIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; INTRON; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWINS;

EID: 54449092355     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60119-9     Document Type: Article

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