Cytogenetic abnormalities in 222 infertile men with azoospermia and oligospermia in Iran: Report and review

Indian Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 198-203

  Akbari, Mohammad ^a   Asbagh, F ^b   Behjati, F ^d   Kachoui, M ^c   Pourmand, G ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chromosomal abnormality; Iranian population; male infertility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OLIGOSPERMIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 84866501448     PISSN: 09716866     EISSN: 1998362X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6866.100764     Document Type: Review

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