Zamanian MR

[ 1 ] - O-1: Evaluation of Ethnic Patterns of Y Chromosome Microdeletions in Iranian Infertile Men with Azoospermia/Severe Oligospermia Referred to Royan Institute

Background: Microdeletions of the long arm of the chromosome Y are the most common molecular genetic cause of severe infertility in men which affect three regions of AZFa, AZFb and AZFc (Azoospermia factor). These regions contain various genes involved in spermatogenesis. The effect of ethnicity on the patterns of Y chromosome microdeletions has not been extensively studied, particulary in Iran...