Hereditary tendency of varicocele / 中华男科学杂志
National Journal of Andrology
;
(12): 835-836, 2011.
Artículo
en Chino
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-305778
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the hereditary tendency of varicocele.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We included in this study 112 varicocele patients, 117 direct male relatives of the patients, and 100 healthy men as controls. We compared the incidence of varicocele tween the direct relative group and the control group.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The direct male relatives of the varicocele patients had a significantly higher incidence of varicocele than the healthy controls (36.8% vs 17%, P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The increased incidence of varicocele in the direct male relatives of the patients indicated a hereditary tendency of the disease.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Linaje
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Varicocele
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Estudios de Casos y Controles
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Epidemiología
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Genética
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Infertilidad Masculina
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Chino
Revista:
National Journal of Andrology
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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