Partial microdeletions in the Y-chromosome AZFc region are not a significant risk factor for spermatogenic impairment in Tunisian infertile men

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 775-779

  Ghorbel, Myriam ^a   Gargouri, Siwar Baklouti ^a   Zribi, Nacira ^a   Abdallah, Fatma Ben ^a   Cherif, Mariem ^a   Keskes, Rim ^a   Chakroun, Nozha ^a   Sellami, Afifa ^a   McElreavey, Ken ^b   Fakhfakh, Faiza ^a   Ammar Keskes, Leila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOOSPERMIA FACTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; RISK FACTOR; SPERMATOGENESIS; TUNISIA;

ADULT; AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGOSPERMIA; SPERMATOGENESIS; TUNISIA;

EID: 84863913911     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2012.0024     Document Type: Article

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