A journey on y chromosomal genes and male infertility

International Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 203-215

  Vineeth, V S ^a   Malini, Suttur S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Azf region; Male infertility; Sertoli cell only syndrome; Spermatogenesis; Y chromosome; Yq microdeletions

Indexed keywords

CHROMODOMAIN PROTEIN; DEAD BOX PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; RBMY PROTEIN; RNA BINDING MOTIF Y CHROMOSOME 1 PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN; UBIQUITIN SPECIFIC PROTEASE 9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; AZOOSPERMIA FACTOR GENE; CDY1 GENE; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME YQ; DAZ GENE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; GERM CELL; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OLIGOSPERMIA; RNA BINDING MOTIF Y CHROMOSOME 1 GENE; SERTOLI CELL ONLY SYNDROME; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SRY GENE; TESTIS; UBIQUITIN SPECIFIC PROTEASE 9 GENE; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME; Y DEAD BOX POLYPEPTIDE 3 GENE; Y MICRODELETION; Y UBIQUITOUSLY TRANSCRIBED TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT GENE;

EID: 84855514347     PISSN: 09723757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09723757.2011.11886144     Document Type: Article

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