A new molecular diagnostic approach to assess Y chromosome microdeletions in infertile men

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 237-248

  Sun, K ^a   Chen, X F ^a   Zhu, X B ^a   Hu, H L ^a   Zhang, W ^a   Shao, F M ^b   Li, P ^a   Miao, Q L ^b   Huang, Y R ^a   Li, Zheng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Azoospermia factor; Male infertility; Microdeletion; Suspension array technology; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA FACTOR REGION; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIMARY SPERMATOGENETIC FAILURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUSPENSION ARRAY TECHNOLOGY; Y CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME MICRODELETION;

EID: 84863288310     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323001204000124     Document Type: Article

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