GR/GR deletions within the azoospermia factor c region on the Y chromosome might not be associated with spermatogenic failure.
No statistically significant difference in deletion frequency was found between infertile patients and a control group. It is suggested that in some populations the gr/gr deletion might be an inconsequential polymorphism.
Ravel
Celia
C
Reproduction, Fertility and Populations, Department of Developmental Biology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
Chantot-Bastaraud
Sandra
S
El Houate
Brahim
B
Mandelbaum
Jacqueline
J
Siffroi
Jean-Pierre
JP
McElreavey
Ken
K
D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D041322:Chromosomes, Human, Y; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000235:genetics*; D010641:Phenotype; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic