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In this paper we describe a new synaptic anomaly characterized by the presence of irregular synaptonemal complexes (SCs) in two sterile patients.
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Navarro, J., Vidal, F., Templado, C. et al. A new synaptic anomaly: irregular synaptonemal complexes. Hum Genet 72, 272–274 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00291895
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