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Male infertility: analysis of the markers and genes on the human Y chromosome
1 Nov 1998
Abstract excerpt
The long arm of the human Y chromosome is required for male fertility. Deletions in three different regions can cause severe spermatogenic defects ranging from non-obstructive azoospermia to oligozoospermia. Use of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) may allow Y chromosome defects to be passed from father to son. Thus, numerous reports have stressed the need to offer genetic testing to infertile men who...
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