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Hidden mosaicism in patients with Klinefelter's syndrome: implications for genetic reproductive counselling
20 Oct 2011
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BACKGROUND: Most individuals with Klinefelter's syndrome (KS) are azoospermic but residual foci of spermatogenesis have been observed in some patients. However, no consistent predictive factors for testicular sperm extraction success have been established and mosaicism could be a factor to investigate. In this study, we have assessed the degree of mosaicism in somatic and germinal tissues in KS, the meiotic...
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