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Genetic, andrological and clinical characteristics of patients with congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens.
International journal of andrology - 1 Apr 2001
Attardo T, Vicari E, Mollica F, Grazioso C, Burrello N, Garofalo M R, Lizzio M N, Garigali G, Cannizzaro M, Ruvolo G, D'Agata R, Calogero A E
Abstract excerpt
The possibility of retrieving spermatozoa from the epididymis allows patients with congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD) to father a child by means of assisted reproduction techniques. This has, however, increased the chance of transmitting a mutated allele of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene which increases the risk of generating offspring with cystic...
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