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Genomic heterogeneity and instability of the AZF locus on the human Y chromosome.

Peter H. Vogt
- 30 Sep 2004 - 
- Vol. 224, Iss: 1, pp 1-9
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A genetic redundancy of the multi-copy genes in AZFb and AZFc and a causative relationship between the occurrence of first microdeletions then macro deletions in the repetitive structure of Yq11 is suggested where large palindromes are probably promoting multiple gene conversions andAZF rearrangements.
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This article is published in Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology.The article was published on 2004-09-30. It has received 88 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Azoospermia factor.

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Mendelian genetics of male infertility

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Meiotic recombination and male infertility: from basic science to clinical reality?

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Primary male infertility in Kuwait: a cytogenetic and molecular study of 289 infertile Kuwaiti patients.

TL;DR: The potential risk of transmitting these genetic disorders to offspring provides a rationale for screening infertile men prior to ICSI, and the frequency of both chromosomal anomalies and Y microdeletions were found in 10.4% of the infertiles men.
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Clinical data for 185 infertile Iranian men with Y-chromosome microdeletion

TL;DR: The study has confirmed that the detection of microdeletions in the AZF region is significant from a diagnostic viewpoint and useful to obtain reliable genetic information from infertile men to determine the etiology of the deletions, and to avoid unnecessary treatments and vertical transmission of genetic defects.
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Localization of factors controlling spermatogenesis in the nonfluorescent portion of the human Y chromosome long arm.

TL;DR: It is suggested that on the distal portion of the nonfluorescent segment of the long arm of the Y, factors are located controlling spermatogenesis.
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The human Y chromosome: an evolutionary marker comes of age

TL;DR: The availability of the near-complete chromosome sequence, plus many new polymorphisms, a highly resolved phylogeny and insights into its mutation processes, now provide new avenues for investigating human evolution.
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