Genetic association between AZF reqion polymorphism and Klinefelter syndrome

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 547-551

  Hadjkacem Loukil, Lobna ^a   Ghorbel, Myriam ^a   Bahloul, Ali ^b   Ayadi, Hammadi ^c   Ammar Keskes, Leila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Association; AZF polymorphism; Azoospermia; Klinefelter syndrome; Partial deletions; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SERTOLI CELL ONLY SYNDROME; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 70449106134     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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