Infertility has become ominous problem. On an average, about 10% of all couples face
difficulty in starting a family and this creates a feeling of great personal failure, particularly in …

Since the discovery of spermatozoon by Anton van Leeuwenhoek in 1677, there has been
an ever increasing understanding of its role in reproduction. Many factors adversely affect …

A total of 3179 patients were screened for Y-chromosome microdeletions and 821 patients
for partial AZFc deletions. Thirty-nine Y-chromosomal microdeletions were found (2.4% of …

BACKGROUND: This study analyses the prevalence of karyotype changes and Yq11
microdeletions among couples referred for assisted reproduction techniques. METHODS …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of Y chromosome microdeletions in infertile Korean
men with abnormal sperm counts and to assess the clinical features and frequency of …

Purpose Yq microdeletions are the leading genetic cause of male infertility and its detection
is clinically relevant for appropriate genetic counseling. We aimed to determine the …

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the deletion patterns and its breakpoints in oligozoospermic
patients presenting AZFb and AZFc microdeletions and to understand the recombination …

Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive a child after one year of regular unprotected
intercourse; it is a major health problem affecting about 10-15% of all couples. Infertility is …

Purpose To identify the frequency of Y chromosome microdeletions in Indian populations
and to quantitatively estimate the significance of association between these deletions and …

Sperm nuclear proteins, the protamines (PRM) and transition nuclear proteins (TNP) play a
crucial role in sperm nuclear condensation. The compact packaging of sperm DNA by …