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Bilateral carcinoma in situ of the testis and cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) mutation in an azoospermic patient with late-onset 21beta-hydroxylase deficiency.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Apr 2004
Foppiani L, Baffico M, Lando G, Cappi C, De Cassan P, Patrosso M C, Vitali A, Penco S, Giusti M, Minuto F
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Testicular cancer can impair spermatogenesis. In addition, chemotherapy or radiotherapy used for its treatment further damage testicular function mainly affecting highly proliferating germ cells. The multifaceted etiology of male infertility includes, among others, alterations of male reproductive tract differentiation such as monolateral or bilateral congenital absence of vas deferens and perturbations in...
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