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. 1996 Dec;59(6):1393–1395.

Widening of a Y-chromosome interval-6 deletion transmitted from a father to his infertile son accounts for an oligozoospermia critical region distal to the RBM1 and DAZ genes.

L Stuppia, G Calabrese, P G Franchi, R Mingarelli, V Gatta, G Palka, B Dallapiccola
PMCID: PMC1914872  PMID: 8940286

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