Y chromosome azoospermia factor region microdeletions are not associated with idiopathic recurrent spontaneous abortion in a Slovenian population: Association study and literature review

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1663-1667

  Pereza, Nina ^a   Črnjar, Ksenija ^a   Buretić Tomljanović, Alena ^a   Volk, Marija ^b   Kapović, Miljenko ^a   Peterlin, Borut ^b   Ostojić, Saša ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Male infertility; microdeletions; miscarriage; pregnancy; spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SLOVENIA; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; Y CHROMOSOME;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; SEX CHROMOSOME DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; SLOVENIA;

EID: 84877001200     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.01.101     Document Type: Article

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