title: Azoospermia and segmentation abnormalities of the cervicothoracic spine ('MURCS in the male').
abstract: The MURCS association is traditionally regarded as a disorder limited to the female sex. It has been hypothesized that men displaying the combination of azoospermia, segmentation abnormalities of the cervicothoracic spine and renal anomalies may have a male analogue of MURCS. Here we describe a patient with non-obstructive azoospermia and Klippel-Feil anomaly type II and suggest that this may represent another case of 'MURCS in the male'.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Human Genetics of the University of Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meschede
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kliesch
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Horst
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nieschlag
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000150:complications; D007714:Klippel-Feil Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities*