Complex chromosomal rearrangement involving chromosomes 1, 4 and 22 in an infertile male: Case report and literature review

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-72

  Salahshourifar, I ^a   Shahrokhshahi, N ^a   Tavakolzadeh, T ^a   Beheshti, Z ^a   Gourabi, H ^a  

^a ROYAN INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Complex chromosomal rearrangements; Male infertility; Oligoastenoteratozoospermia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 22; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CYTOGENETICS; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; SPERMATOGENESIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 1; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 22; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; CYTOGENETICS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 63049099541     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03195655     Document Type: Article

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