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High prevalence of AZFb microdeletion in Iranian patients with idiopathic non-obstructive azoospermia.

Reza Mirfakhraie, Farzaneh Mirzajani, Sayed Mahdi Kalantar, Maryam Montazeri, Nasser Salsabili, Gholam Reza Pourmand, Massoud Houshmand

PubMed · 2010 · 39 citations · 12 references

Abstract

Because of relatively high incidence of Y chromosome microdeletions among Iranian azoospermic patients, molecular screening may be advised to infertile men before using assisted reproductive treatments.

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Human Y chromosome azoospermia factors (AZF) mapped to different subregions in Yq11

P. H. Vogt · Human Molecular Genetics · 1996 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Diverse spermatogenic defects in humans caused by Y chromosome deletions encompassing a novel RNA–binding protein gene

Renee A. Reijo Pera, Tien-Yi Lee, Pia Salo et al. · Nature Genetics · 1995 · 1.2K citations

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Defining regions of the Y-chromosome responsible for male infertility and identification of a fourth AZF region (AZFd) by Y-chromosome microdeletion detection

Marijo Kent‐First, A. Muallem, John Shultz et al. · Molecular Reproduction and Development · 1999 · 261 citations

Expression of RBM in the nuclei of human germ cells is dependent on a critical region of the Y chromosome long arm

David J. Elliott, Michael Millar, Kathy Oghene et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1997 · 254 citations

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Y chromosome analysis of infertile men and their sons conceived through intracytoplasmic sperm injection: vertical transmission of deletions and rarity of de novo deletions

David S. Cram, Kun Ma, Shalender Bhasin et al. · Fertility and Sterility · 2000 · 208 citations

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