Y chromosome microdeletions and alterations of spermatogenesis

C Foresta, E Moro, A Ferlin - Endocrine reviews, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Three different spermatogenesis loci have been mapped on the Y chromosome and named
“azoospermia factors”(AZFa, b, and c). Deletions in these regions remove one or more of the …

The biology and evolution of mammalian Y chromosomes

JF Hughes, DC Page - Annual review of genetics, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Mammals have the oldest sex chromosome system known: the mammalian X and Y
chromosomes evolved from ordinary autosomes beginning at least 180 million years ago …

Microdeletions in the Y chromosome of infertile men

JL Pryor, M Kent-First, A Muallem… - … England Journal of …, 1997 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Some infertile men with azoospermia or severe oligospermia have small
deletions in regions of the Y chromosome. However, the frequency of such microdeletions …

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

M Kent‐First, A Muallem, J Shultz… - Molecular …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Cytogenetic and molecular deletion analyses of azoospermic and oligozoospermic males
have suggested the existence of AZoospermia Factor (s)(AZF) residing in deletion intervals …

Deletion and expression analysis of AZFa genes on the human Y chromosome revealed a major role for DBY in male infertility

C Foresta, A Ferlin, E Moro - Human molecular genetics, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Three distinct regions, designated AZFa, b and c from proximal to distal Yq, are required for
normal spermatogenesis in humans. Deletions involving AZFa (deletion interval 5C/D) seem …

Clinical characterization of 42 oligospermic or azoospermic men with microdeletion of the AZFc region of the Y chromosome, and of 18 children conceived via ICSI

RD Oates, S Silber, LG Brown, DC Page - Human reproduction, 2002 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: Severe spermatogenic compromise may be the result of a Y-chromosomal
deletion of the AZFc region. Prior studies are limited to relatively small numbers of AZFc …

[PDF][PDF] Laboratory guidelines for molecular diagnosis of Y‐chromosomal microdeletions

Simoni, Bakker, Eurlings, Matthijs, Moro… - international journal of …, 1999 - academia.edu
The heterogeneity of the protocols employed and of the results published, together with the
increasing diffusion of this diagnostic procedure, suggested the necessity of a quality control …

High frequency of well-defined Y-chromosome deletions in idiopathic Sertoli cell-only syndrome

C Foresta, A Ferlin, A Garolla, E Moro… - Human …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
Idiopathic Sertoli cell-only syndrome (SCOS) Is characterized by azoospermia, small testes,
absence of germ cells In the testes, elevated Mick stimulating hormone and normal …

[PDF][PDF] Human chromosome deletions in Yq11, AZF candidate genes and male infertility: history and update.

PH Vogt - Molecular human reproduction, 1998 - Citeseer
Human chromosome deletions in Yq11 seem to occur frequently as de novo mutation events
in men with idiopathic azoospermia or severe oligozoospermia. However, the molecular …

The incidence and possible relevance of Y-linked microdeletions in babies born after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and their infertile fathers

MG Kent-First, S Kol, A Muallem, R Ofir… - MHR: Basic science …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Microdeletions linked to deletion intervals 5 and 6 of the Y chromosome have been
associated with male factor infertility. Members from at least two gene families lie in the …