Aspermia, associated with a presumably balanced X/autosomal translocation
β Scribed by S. Stengel-Rutkowski; H. Zankl; A. Rodewald; S. Scharrer; J. P. Chaudhuri; K. D. Zang
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 560 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6717
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β¦ Synopsis
A new case of X/autosome translocation in a male patient is described. Azoospermia and Klinefelter like stigmata can be explained as a consequence of the balanced translocation, or by disturbed X-chromosomal inactivation during spermiogenesis.
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