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First study of microdeletions in the Y chromosome of Algerian infertile men with idiopathic oligo- or azoospermia.
Urologia internationalis - 1 Jan 2013
Chellat Djalila, Rezgoune Mohamed Larbi, McElreavey Ken, Kherouatou Naouel, Benbouhadja Sebti, Douadi Hamane, Cherifa Benlatrèche, Abadi Noureddine, Satta Dalila
Abstract excerpt
The human Y chromosome is essential for human sex determination and spermatogenesis. The long arm contains the azoospermia factor (AZF) region. Microdeletions in this region are responsible for male infertility. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of Y microdeletions in Algerian infertile males with azoospermia and oligoasthenoteratozoospermia syndrome (OATS) and to compare the prevalence...
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