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In this series of monographs on endocrinology, Mancini (1976) published a superb monograph on the status in this field, and other excellent reviews have been published (Rumke and Hekman 1975; Troen and Nankin 1977). Thus it would seem redundant to attempt to write a prolonged review on this topic. Moreover there is little or no genetic relationship between the disorders which will be discussed in this chapter and those documented in previous chapters. Furthermore little is known about pathogenetic mechanisms pertaining to the conditions under discussion here. It is therefore the intention of the author to write a brief summary, since the field has not changed dramatically since these reviews were written.
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Volpé, R. (1981). Immunological Aspects of Male Infertility. In: Auto-immunity in the Endocrine System. Monographs on Endocrinology, vol 20. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81624-6_6
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