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A cost-effective screening test for detecting AZF microdeletions on the human Y chromosome
Patricia De C Pieri1, Dirceu H Pereira, Sidney Glina
1Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Genetic Testing
|December 20, 2002
Abstract:
PCR-based screening of microdeletions in the azoospermic factor (AZF) on the Yq chromosome is an accepted means of identifying a common genetic cause of male infertility, responsible for 5-15% of cases associated with a low sperm count (