Article
Congenital Bilateral Absence of the Vas Deferens
1992-04-01
Abstract excerpt
Objective. —Almost all males with cystic fibrosis (CF) have absent vasa deferentia. It has been suggested that otherwise healthy males with congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD), previously considered a distinct genetic entity, have an increased frequency of CF gene mutations. This study examined the genetic commonality of these two disorders. Design. —We typed six common CF gene mutations in 25...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 2458cc22-dcdc-55f2-9f1e-5b087a89b4ab
- DOI
- 10.1001/jama.1992.03480130110034
