Article
Case report: natural transmission of an AZFc Y-chromosomal microdeletion from father to his sons.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Apr 2004
Kühnert B, Gromoll J, Kostova E, Tschanter P, Luetjens C M, Simoni M, Nieschlag E
Abstract excerpt
Y-chromosomal microdeletions, associated with oligozoospermia or azoospermia, are usually de novo deletions in the affected patients. We report here the rare case of an affected father who transmitted a Y-chromosomal microdeletion to at least two of his three sons naturally and who also fathered a daughter. The extent of the deletion, which was determined with new STS-primers and covers 3.5 Mb, was identical in...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
