Purpose CFTR variant is the main genetic contributor to congenital (unilateral/bilateral)
absence of the vas deferens (CAVD/CUAVD/CBAVD). We performed a systematic review to …

Objective: To evaluate relationships between the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics
of patients with congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD). Design …

BACKGROUND Numerous studies have reported CFTR mutations in CBAVD (congenital
bilateral absence of the vas deferens) patients, but their results are not completely …

Aims The aim of our study was to evaluate the relationship between four CFTR variations
and the congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD). Methods A systematic …

Congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD) and congenital unilateral
absence of the vas deferens (CUAVD) are 2 causes of male sterility; these phenotypes are …

OBJECTIVES: To review the clinical and genetic findings in men with congenital unilateral
absence of the vas deferens (CUAVD). CUAVD is important because of its association with …

Mutations in the cystic fibrosis (CF) conductance transmembrane regulator (CFTR) gene
have been detected in patients with CF and in males with infertility attributable to congenital …

Isolated congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD) is an autosomal
recessive disorder which has recently been shown to be associated with cystic fibrosis (CF) …

Congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD) is clinically characterized by the
absence of the bilateral vas deferens; the main clinical manifestation is infertility, accounting …

Objective To evaluate the incidence of renal and seminal vesicle (SV) abnormalities, and the
presence or absence of CFTR gene mutations, in a cohort of patients referred for congenital …