The role for sperm DNA damage testing in 2017

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Indiana University, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
² Department of Urology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Comment

Alex J Tatem et al. Transl Androl Urol. 2017 Sep.

. 2017 Sep;6(Suppl 4):S448-S449.

doi: 10.21037/tau.2017.03.33.

¹ Department of Urology, Indiana University, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
² Department of Urology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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