Advances in researches on the relationship of Y chromosome with male infertility / 中华男科学杂志
National Journal of Andrology
;
(12): 542-545, 2007.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-297686
ABSTRACT
The Y chromosome contains genes and gene families that play critical roles in the process of testis determination and differentiation. Male infertility can be induced by many factors, and extensive studies have strongly indicated that Y chromosome microdeletions are closely related to male reproductive dysfunction. Because most of the Y chromosome does not participate in sexual recombination, it has degenerated both in size and gene content, in comparison with the X chromosome. Consequently males may be faced with survival problems in the future. This article reviews the role of the Y chromosome in male infertility and the fate of the male in the future.
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Main subject:
Chromosomes, Human, Y
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Genetics
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Infertility, Male
Limits:
Humans
/
Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
National Journal of Andrology
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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