Cystic fibrosis mutation screening in healthy men with reduced sperm quality.

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The majority of men with cystic fibrosis (CF) are infertile due to a bilateral congenital absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD). However, clinically affected CF patients present a spectrum of genital phenotypes ranging from normal fertility to severely impaired spermatogenesis and CBAVD. Recently, it has become apparent that CF can manifest itself as isolated CBAVD in the absence of other clinical symptoms. The...

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