Multiplex PCR based screening for micro/partial deletions in the AZF region of Y-chromosome in severe oligozoospermic and azoospermic infertile men in Iran

Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 563-570

  Motovali Bashi, Majid ^a   Rezaei, Zahra ^a   Dehghanian, Fariba ^a   Rezaei, Halimeh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Azoospermia factor; Male infertility; Microdeletion; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; IRANIAN PEOPLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; OLIGOSPERMIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPERMATOGENESIS; Y CHROMOSOME; ADULT; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; AGED; AZF GENE; AZFA GENE; AZFB GENE; AZFC GENE; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; GENE; MICRODELETION; PARTIAL DELETION; PATERNAL AGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY;

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84943608024     PISSN: 16806433     EISSN: 20082177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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