Genetic and epigenetic factors: Role in male infertility

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 110-120

  Shamsi, M B ^a   Kumar, K ^a   Dada, R ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; cytogenetic; DNA damage; epigenetics; infertility; mRNA; mtDNA; oligozoospermia; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

AMPLICON; ANEUPLOIDY; AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY CANDIDIASIS ECTODERMAL DYSTROPHY; AZOOSPERMIA; BARDET BIEDL SYNDROME; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DAMAGE; EPIGENETICS; FACIOGENITAL DYSPLASIA; FETUS MORTALITY; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GERMLINE MICRONUCLEUS; KARTAGENER SYNDROME; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; KARYOTYPE 47,XXY; KEARNS SAYRE SYNDROME; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NOONAN SYNDROME; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; RECIPROCAL CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; ROBERTSONIAN CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 79954533032     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: 19983824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.78436     Document Type: Conference Paper

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