Relevance of genetic investigation in male infertility

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 415-427

  Asero, P ^a   Calogero, A E ^a   Condorelli, R A ^a   Mongioi', L ^a   Vicari, E ^a   Lanzafame, F ^a   Crisci, R ^a   La Vignera, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromosomal alterations; Genetic causes; Male infertility

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DELETION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXON; GAMETE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE INFERTILITY; RECIPROCAL CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; REVIEW; ROBERTSONIAN CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; Y CHROMOSOME; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROGNOSIS;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 84900553705     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40618-014-0053-1     Document Type: Review

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