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Y-chromosome haplogroups and susceptibility to azoospermia factor c microdeletion in an Italian population.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Mar 2007
Arredi Barbara, Ferlin Alberto, Speltra Elena, Bedin Chiara, Zuccarello Daniela, Ganz Francesco, Marchina Eleonora, Stuppia Liborio, Krausz Csilla, Foresta Carlo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A limited number of studies aimed at investigating the possible association of Y-chromosome haplogroups with microdeletions of the azoospermia factors (AZFs) or with particular infertile phenotypes, but definitive conclusions have not been attained. The main confounding elements in these association studies are the small sample sizes and the lack of homogeneity in the geographical origin of studied...
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