Do we need to search for gr/gr deletions in infertile men in a clinical setting? | Zendy

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Do we need to search for gr/gr deletions in infertile men in a clinical setting?

Author(s) -

Katrien Stouffs,

Herman Tournaye,

Josiane Van Der Elst,

Patrick Haentjens,

I. Liebaers,

Willy Lissens

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

human reproduction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446

H-Index - 226

eISSN - 1460-2350

pISSN - 0268-1161

DOI - 10.1093/humrep/den069

Subject(s) - azoospermia , male infertility , infertility , biology , andrology , gynecology , oligospermia , spermatogenesis , y chromosome , fertility , genetics , gene , medicine , pregnancy , population , environmental health

Partial deletions of the AZFc region of the Y chromosome such as gr/gr deletions have been detected in infertile patients as well as in control groups. The impact of these gr/gr deletions on the etiology of male infertility remains unknown. In the present study, we investigated the presence of gr/gr deletions in Caucasian men.

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