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The human Y chromosome: a masculine chromosome.
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Jun 2006
Noordam Michiel J, Repping Sjoerd
Abstract excerpt
Once considered to be a genetic wasteland of no scientific interest beyond sex determination, the human Y chromosome has made a significant comeback in the past few decades and is currently implicated in multiple diseases, including spermatogenic failure - absent or very low levels of sperm production. The Y chromosome contains over one hundred testis-specific transcripts, and several deletions have been...
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