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Male infertility, pleiotropic genes, and increased risk of diseases in future generations

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    B. Dallapiccola

  2. Cattedra di Genetica Umana, Università “Tor Vergata” Roma, Italy

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Dallapiccola, B., Novelli, G. Male infertility, pleiotropic genes, and increased risk of diseases in future generations. J Endocrinol Invest 23, 557–559 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03343775

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