Y chromosome microdeletion in a case with Klinefelter's syndrome

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 427-431

  Samli, Hale ^a,b   Samli, M M ^a   Azgoz, A ^a   Solak, M ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Cumhuriyet mah   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Klinefelter's syndrome; Y chromosome microdeletion

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRIMER DNA; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; CHROMOSOME YQ; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE 47,XXY; KARYOTYPING; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; HUMANS; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 79961223890     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: 15210375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01485010600840780     Document Type: Article

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