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Article; Medical Biotechnology

Association of microRNA-related gene polymorphisms and idiopathic azoospermia in a south-east Turkey population

Ozlem Izci AyDepartment of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, TurkeyView further author information
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Mahmut BalkanDepartment of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Mehmet Emin ErdalDepartment of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, TurkeyView further author information
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Aydın RustemoğluDepartment of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, TurkeyView further author information
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Murat AtarDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, TurkeyView further author information
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Namık Kemal HatipoğluDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, TurkeyView further author information
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Mehmet Nuri BodakçiDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, TurkeyView further author information
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İsmail YıldızDepartment of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, TurkeyView further author information
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Halit AkbasDepartment of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, TurkeyView further author information
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Ümit KarakaşDepartment of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, TurkeyView further author information
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Pages 356-362 | Received 22 Apr 2016, Accepted 10 Jan 2017, Published online: 31 Jan 2017

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