The frequency of Yq microdeletion in azoospermic and oligospermic Iranian infertile men

• Main Authors: Mohammad Ali Zaimy (Author), Seyyed Mehdi Kalantar (Author), Mohammad Hasan Sheikhha (Author), Tahere Jahaninejad (Author), Hossein Pashaiefar (Author), Jalal Ghasemzadeh (Author), Mahnaz Zahraei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science, Yazd, Iran, 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: About 15% of couples have infertility problems which 40% of them are related to the male factors. Genetic factors are candidate for about 10% of male infertility conditions. Among these, AZFa, AZFb, AZFc and AZFd regions on the Yq are considered most important for spermatogenesis. Microd...