THE PREVALENCE OF Y CHROMOSOME MICRO- DELETIONS AMONG INFERTILE MALES FROM THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Plaseski T1,2, Dimitrovski C2, Kocevska B2, Efremov GD1, Plaseska-Karanfilska D1*
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Dijana Plaseska-Karanfilska, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Research Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Av. Krste Misirkov 2, POB 428, 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia; Tel.: +389-2-3235-410 Fax: +389-2-3115-434; E-mail: dijana@manu.edu.mk
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