Sex chromosome aneuploidy rates in the somatic cells of infertile men

Duzcan F., Aybek Z., Tepeli E., Caner V., Cetin G. O., Aybek H., ...More

JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE, vol.51, no.6, pp.489-492, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 51 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.489-492
  • Keywords: infertility, male, aneuploidy, hybridization in situ, fluorescence, SPERM, SPERMATOZOA, ABNORMALITIES
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: A large number of studies have shown that the prevalence of somatic chromosome abnormalities detectable with karyotyping is higher in infertile men. However, a normal somatic karyotype does not exclude the chance of having low level mosaicism.