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Ring Y chromosome: 45,X/46,X,r(Y) chromosome mosaicism in a phenotypically normal male with azoospermia

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Chromosome analysis of lymphocytes in a phenotypically normal male with azoospermia showed a mosaicism 45,X/46,X,r(Y). Seven other cases from the literature are discussed.

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  1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan

    T. Maeda & M. Ohno

  2. Department of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan

    A. Ishibashi & M. Samejima

  3. Department of Pathology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan

    K. Sasaki

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Maeda, T., Ohno, M., Ishibashi, A. et al. Ring Y chromosome: 45,X/46,X,r(Y) chromosome mosaicism in a phenotypically normal male with azoospermia. Hum Genet 34, 99–102 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00284445

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