Fibre-fluorescence in situ hybridization unravels apparently seven DAZ genes or pseudogenes clustered within a Y-chromosome region frequently deleted in azoospermic males

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作者
Gläser, B
Yen, PH
Schempp, W
机构
[1] Univ Freiburg, Inst Human Genet & Anthropol, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany
[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Los Angeles Cty Harbor Med Ctr, Div Med Genet, Torrance, CA 90502 USA
关键词
azoospermia factor; DAZ gene family; fibre-FISH; human Y chromosome; physical mapping;
D O I
10.1023/A:1009256613348
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Using the technique of 'fibre-FISH' (fluorescence in situ hybridization), we describe the direct visualization of seven longer DAZ signal stretches and in addition a maximum of four isolated single DAZ signals on Y-chromatin fibres of four different individuals. These seven longer DAZ signal stretches may represent seven DAZ genes or pseudogenes, whereas the single DAZ signals may represent truncated DAZ genes.
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