Genetic anomalies in patients with severe oligozoospermia and azoospermia in eastern Turkey: A prospective study

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 915-922

  Ceylan, G G ^a   Ceylan, C ^b   Elyas, H ^c  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Ankara Polatli Duatepe Public Hospital   (Turkey)

^c FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Chromosomal abnormality; Male infertility; Severe oligozoospermia; Y chromosome microdeletion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349392472     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol8-3gmr616     Document Type: Article

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