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Lack of association between the incidence of testicular germ cell tumors and Y-chromosome haplogroups in the Japanese population.
International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association - 1 Sept 2006
Ewis Ashraf A, Lee Juwon, Naroda Takushi, Kagawa Susumu, Baba Yoshinobu, Nakahori Yutaka
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Despite being relatively uncommon, testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) are the most common malignant disease in young men. Epidemiological studies concerning patients with testicular cancer indicate that the most of them have poor semen quality or testicular dysgenesis. However, many studies have shown that the Y chromosome harbors many candidate genes responsible for spermatogenesis process and...
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