Genetic testing and counselling for male infertility

Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 244-250

  Krausz, Csilla ^a   Chianese, Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

azoospermia; genetics; Klinefelter syndrome; male infertility; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEIN;

CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; INFERTILITY THERAPY; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE INFERTILITY; MONOGENIC DISORDER; PHARMACOGENETICS; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER; Y CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER; CHROMOSOME DELETION; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGY;

CHROMOSOME DELETION; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEINS; SPERM BANKS;

EID: 84899896451     PISSN: 1752296X     EISSN: 17522978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MED.0000000000000058     Document Type: Review

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