Article
Deletion of the pseudoautosomal region and lack of sex-chromosome pairing at pachytene in two infertile men carrying an X;Y translocation
13 May 2008
Abstract excerpt
Two males with a 46,Y,der(X),t(X;Y)(p22.3;q11) complement were referred independently for evaluation of sterility with azoospermia. Both patients exhibited minimal symptomatology, characterized only by psychological disturbances. Study of X-chromosome breakpoints with pseudoautosomal probes 68B (DXYZ2 elements), 113D (locus DXYS15), and 19B (locus MIC2) indicated in both patients that at least 97% of the X...
