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Distinct spectrum of CFTR gene mutations in congenital absence of vas deferens.
Human genetics - 1 Sept 1997
Dörk T, Dworniczak B, Aulehla-Scholz C, Wieczorek D, Böhm I, Mayerova A, Seydewitz H H, Nieschlag E, Meschede D, Horst J, Pander H J, Sperling H, Ratjen F, Passarge E, Schmidtke J, Stuhrmann M
Abstract excerpt
Congenital absence of the vas deferens (CAVD) is a frequent cause for obstructive azoospermia and accounts for 1%-2% of male infertility. A high incidence of mutations of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene has recently been reported in males with CAVD. We have investigated a cohort of 106 German patients with congenital bilateral or unilateral absence of the vas deferens for...
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