Loss of the AZFc region due to a human Y-chromosome microdeletion in infertile male patients

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1267-1273

  Pandey, L K ^a   Pandey, S ^a   Gupta, J ^a   Saxena, A K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

AZF regions; Male infertility; STS markers; Y chromosome microdeletion

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; GENETIC MARKER; PRIMER DNA; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; Y CHROMOSOME;

ADULT; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA PRIMERS; GENETIC LOCI; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITES;

EID: 77954436290     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol9-2gmr836     Document Type: Article

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