Congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens in the absence of cystic fibrosis.

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(94)90292-5

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Congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens in the absence of cystic fibrosis.

Lancet (London, England) - 26 Nov 1994

Augarten A, Yahav Y, Kerem B S, Halle D, Laufer J, Szeinberg A, Dor J, Mashiach S, Gazit E, Madgar I

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The high frequency of mutations in the cystic fibrosis gene in patients with congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens (CBAVD) has raised the question whether all of them have a genital form of cystic fibrosis. We investigated 47 CBAVD patients by ultrasonography, 10 (21%) had renal malformati...

Topics

Cystic Fibrosis
Humans
Infertility, Male
Kidney
Male
Mutation
Ultrasonography
Vas Deferens

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