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Spermatogenic failure 16(SPGF16)

MedGen UID:
934641
•Concept ID:
C4310674
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: ACEPHALIC SPERMATOZOA SYNDROME; SPGF16
 
Gene (location): SUN5 (20q11.21)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0014961
OMIM®: 617187

Definition

Spermatogenic failure-16 (SPGF16) is characterized by acephalic spermatozoa causing male infertility. Semen from affected men consistently shows nearly 100% abnormally shaped spermatozoa, mostly made up of headless tails, with a small proportion of intact spermatozoa with an abnormal head-tail junction, as well as a few tailless heads. Ultrastructurally, the anomaly involves absence of the implantation fossa and basal plate between the sperm head and the tail (summary by Zhu et al., 2016). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of spermatogenic failure, see SPGF1 (258150). [from OMIM]

Clinical features

From HPO
Male infertility
MedGen UID:
5796
•Concept ID:
C0021364
•
Disease or Syndrome
The inability of the male to effect fertilization of an ovum after a specified period of unprotected intercourse. Male sterility is permanent infertility.
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Acephalic spermatozoa
MedGen UID:
868304
•Concept ID:
C4022698
•
Disease or Syndrome
Spermatozoa with very small cranial ends devoid of any nuclear material, that is, lacking a typical sperm head.
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Reduced sperm motility
MedGen UID:
907698
•Concept ID:
C4082176
•
Finding
An abnormal reduction in the mobility of ejaculated sperm.
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A common 1.6 mb Y-chromosomal inversion predisposes to subsequent deletions and severe spermatogenic failure in humans.
Hallast P, Kibena L, Punab M, Arciero E, Rootsi S, Grigorova M, Flores R, Jobling MA, Poolamets O, Pomm K, Korrovits P, Rull K, Xue Y, Tyler-Smith C, Laan M
Elife 2021 Mar 30;10 doi: 10.7554/eLife.65420. PMID: 33781384Free PMC Article
Monogenic causes of non-obstructive azoospermia: challenges, established knowledge, limitations and perspectives.
Kasak L, Laan M
Hum Genet 2021 Jan;140(1):135-154. Epub 2020 Jan 18 doi: 10.1007/s00439-020-02112-y. PMID: 31955275
Stem Cell Factor Receptor Immunoexpression in Adolescent Varicocele.
Arena S, Impellizzeri P, Fazzari C, Peri Flora M, Enrica A, Calabrese U, Centorrino A, Alibrandi A, Romeo C
Urol J 2020 Jun 23;17(4):391-396. doi: 10.22037/uj.v0i0.5351. PMID: 32207142
Detection of chlamydia infection within human testicular biopsies.
Bryan ER, McLachlan RI, Rombauts L, Katz DJ, Yazdani A, Bogoevski K, Chang C, Giles ML, Carey AJ, Armitage CW, Trim LK, McLaughlin EA, Beagley KW
Hum Reprod 2019 Oct 2;34(10):1891-1898. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dez169. PMID: 31586185Free PMC Article
Association of polymorphisms of A260G and A386G in DAZL gene with male infertility: a meta-analysis and systemic review.
Chen P, Wang X, Xu C, Xiao H, Zhang WH, Wang XH, Zhang XH
Asian J Androl 2016 Jan-Feb;18(1):96-101. doi: 10.4103/1008-682X.153542. PMID: 25994644Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Testicular Growth and Pubertal Onset in GH-Deficient Children Treated With Growth Hormone: A Retrospective Study.
Cannarella R, Caruso M, Crafa A, Timpanaro TA, Lo Bianco M, Presti S, Condorelli RA, La Vignera S, Calogero AE
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:619895. Epub 2021 Apr 2 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.619895. PMID: 33868165Free PMC Article
Detection of chlamydia infection within human testicular biopsies.
Bryan ER, McLachlan RI, Rombauts L, Katz DJ, Yazdani A, Bogoevski K, Chang C, Giles ML, Carey AJ, Armitage CW, Trim LK, McLaughlin EA, Beagley KW
Hum Reprod 2019 Oct 2;34(10):1891-1898. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dez169. PMID: 31586185Free PMC Article
A homozygous FANCM frameshift pathogenic variant causes male infertility.
Yin H, Ma H, Hussain S, Zhang H, Xie X, Jiang L, Jiang X, Iqbal F, Bukhari I, Jiang H, Ali A, Zhong L, Li T, Fan S, Zhang B, Gao J, Li Y, Nazish J, Khan T, Khan M, Zubair M, Hao Q, Fang H, Huang J, Huleihel M, Sha J, Pandita TK, Zhang Y, Shi Q
Genet Med 2019 Jan;21(1):62-70. Epub 2018 Jun 12 doi: 10.1038/s41436-018-0015-7. PMID: 29895858Free PMC Article
Copy number variations in spermatogenic failure patients with chromosomal abnormalities and unexplained azoospermia.
Dong Y, Pan Y, Wang R, Zhang Z, Xi Q, Liu RZ
Genet Mol Res 2015 Dec 7;14(4):16041-9. doi: 10.4238/2015.December.7.17. PMID: 26662397
Genetics of human male infertility.
Poongothai J, Gopenath TS, Manonayaki S
Singapore Med J 2009 Apr;50(4):336-47. PMID: 19421675

Therapy

Testicular Growth and Pubertal Onset in GH-Deficient Children Treated With Growth Hormone: A Retrospective Study.
Cannarella R, Caruso M, Crafa A, Timpanaro TA, Lo Bianco M, Presti S, Condorelli RA, La Vignera S, Calogero AE
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:619895. Epub 2021 Apr 2 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.619895. PMID: 33868165Free PMC Article
Reproductive outcomes and Y chromosome instability in radiation-exposed male workers in cardiac catheterization laboratory.
Andreassi MG, Borghini A, Vecoli C, Piccaluga E, Guagliumi G, Del Greco M, Gaita F, Picano E
Environ Mol Mutagen 2020 Mar;61(3):361-368. Epub 2019 Oct 25 doi: 10.1002/em.22341. PMID: 31605552
Hydrogen Sulfide As a Potential Target in Preventing Spermatogenic Failure and Testicular Dysfunction.
Wang J, Wang W, Li S, Han Y, Zhang P, Meng G, Xiao Y, Xie L, Wang X, Sha J, Chen Q, Moore PK, Wang R, Xiang W, Ji Y
Antioxid Redox Signal 2018 Jun 1;28(16):1447-1462. Epub 2017 Oct 16 doi: 10.1089/ars.2016.6968. PMID: 28537489
Genetics of human male infertility.
Poongothai J, Gopenath TS, Manonayaki S
Singapore Med J 2009 Apr;50(4):336-47. PMID: 19421675
Efficacy and acceptability of testosterone implants, alone or in combination with a 5alpha-reductase inhibitor, for male hormonal contraception.
McLachlan RI, McDonald J, Rushford D, Robertson DM, Garrett C, Baker HW
Contraception 2000 Aug;62(2):73-8. doi: 10.1016/s0010-7824(00)00139-6. PMID: 11102590

Prognosis

Testicular Growth and Pubertal Onset in GH-Deficient Children Treated With Growth Hormone: A Retrospective Study.
Cannarella R, Caruso M, Crafa A, Timpanaro TA, Lo Bianco M, Presti S, Condorelli RA, La Vignera S, Calogero AE
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:619895. Epub 2021 Apr 2 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.619895. PMID: 33868165Free PMC Article
Monogenic causes of non-obstructive azoospermia: challenges, established knowledge, limitations and perspectives.
Kasak L, Laan M
Hum Genet 2021 Jan;140(1):135-154. Epub 2020 Jan 18 doi: 10.1007/s00439-020-02112-y. PMID: 31955275
High serum FSH is not a risk factor for low bone mineral density in infertile men.
Antonio L, Priskorn L, Olesen IA, Petersen JH, Vanderschueren D, Jørgensen N
Bone 2020 Jul;136:115366. Epub 2020 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115366. PMID: 32304878
Stem Cell Factor Receptor Immunoexpression in Adolescent Varicocele.
Arena S, Impellizzeri P, Fazzari C, Peri Flora M, Enrica A, Calabrese U, Centorrino A, Alibrandi A, Romeo C
Urol J 2020 Jun 23;17(4):391-396. doi: 10.22037/uj.v0i0.5351. PMID: 32207142
Sequence analysis of 37 candidate genes for male infertility: challenges in variant assessment and validating genes.
Araujo TF, Friedrich C, Grangeiro CHP, Martelli LR, Grzesiuk JD, Emich J, Wyrwoll MJ, Kliesch S, Simões AL, Tüttelmann F
Andrology 2020 Mar;8(2):434-441. Epub 2019 Nov 22 doi: 10.1111/andr.12704. PMID: 31479588

Clinical prediction guides

Testicular Growth and Pubertal Onset in GH-Deficient Children Treated With Growth Hormone: A Retrospective Study.
Cannarella R, Caruso M, Crafa A, Timpanaro TA, Lo Bianco M, Presti S, Condorelli RA, La Vignera S, Calogero AE
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:619895. Epub 2021 Apr 2 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.619895. PMID: 33868165Free PMC Article
Monogenic causes of non-obstructive azoospermia: challenges, established knowledge, limitations and perspectives.
Kasak L, Laan M
Hum Genet 2021 Jan;140(1):135-154. Epub 2020 Jan 18 doi: 10.1007/s00439-020-02112-y. PMID: 31955275
Stem Cell Factor Receptor Immunoexpression in Adolescent Varicocele.
Arena S, Impellizzeri P, Fazzari C, Peri Flora M, Enrica A, Calabrese U, Centorrino A, Alibrandi A, Romeo C
Urol J 2020 Jun 23;17(4):391-396. doi: 10.22037/uj.v0i0.5351. PMID: 32207142
Hydrogen Sulfide As a Potential Target in Preventing Spermatogenic Failure and Testicular Dysfunction.
Wang J, Wang W, Li S, Han Y, Zhang P, Meng G, Xiao Y, Xie L, Wang X, Sha J, Chen Q, Moore PK, Wang R, Xiang W, Ji Y
Antioxid Redox Signal 2018 Jun 1;28(16):1447-1462. Epub 2017 Oct 16 doi: 10.1089/ars.2016.6968. PMID: 28537489
AZFc deletions and spermatogenic failure: a population-based survey of 20,000 Y chromosomes.
Rozen SG, Marszalek JD, Irenze K, Skaletsky H, Brown LG, Oates RD, Silber SJ, Ardlie K, Page DC
Am J Hum Genet 2012 Nov 2;91(5):890-6. Epub 2012 Oct 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.09.003. PMID: 23103232Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Association of polymorphisms of A260G and A386G in DAZL gene with male infertility: a meta-analysis and systemic review.
Chen P, Wang X, Xu C, Xiao H, Zhang WH, Wang XH, Zhang XH
Asian J Androl 2016 Jan-Feb;18(1):96-101. doi: 10.4103/1008-682X.153542. PMID: 25994644Free PMC Article

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