Novel Compound Heterozygous Mutation in a Sporadic Family Associated with Spermatogenetic Failure

Overview

Journal Asian J Androl

Specialty Urology

Date 2022 Nov 9

PMID 36348580

Authors

Jie Chen

Feng-Hua Li

Xue-Bao Zhang

Zhao-Li Du

Yin-Shan Jin

Yuan-Qing Cui

Xiong Wang

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