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| | Mosaicism for 45,X cell line may accentuate the severity of spermatogenic defects in men with AZFc deletion -- ... |
 | | Pure 45,X chromosomal constitution is known to result in incomplete ovarian development (streak gonads in the adult). |
 | | Surprisingly, in five of these AZF deleted males who were karyotyped, a second cell line, 45,X, was found in three of them (a frequency of at least 50%). |
 | | The two patients with large deletions and a coexisting 45,X cell line had both azoospermia and complete maturation arrest with no secondary spermatocytes, whereas patients with just AZFc deletions and a pure 46,XY karyotype had less severe phenotypes, namely azoospermia or severe oligospermia and incomplete maturation arrest with the presence of secondary spermatocytes or hypospermatogenesis. |
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