The World Journal of Men's Health (Dec 2017)

Male Infertility Associated with a Supernumerary Marker Chromosome

  • Seung-Hun Song,
  • Sang Hee Park,
  • Eunah Shin,
  • Jae Hung Jung,
  • Sung Han Shim,
  • Dong Suk Kim

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.17015
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 35, no. 3
pp. 205 – 208

Abstract

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A marker chromosome (mar) is a structurally abnormal chromosome in which no part can be identified. The significance of a marker varies, depending on the material contained within the marker. Very few reports have been published of marker chromosomes associated with male infertility. Here, we report the case of an infertile man with a rare variant of a marker chromosome of a mos 47,XY,+mar[25]/46,XY[25] karyotype.

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