Molecular genetics of infertility: loss-of-function mutations in humans and corresponding knockout/mutated mice

SY Jiao, YH Yang, SR Chen - Human Reproduction Update, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Infertility is a major issue in human reproductive health, affecting an
estimated 15% of couples worldwide. Infertility can result from disorders of sex development …

Genetics of azoospermia

F Cioppi, V Rosta, C Krausz - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Azoospermia affects 1% of men, and it can be due to:(i) hypothalamic-pituitary
dysfunction,(ii) primary quantitative spermatogenic disturbances,(iii) urogenital duct …

Meiotic recombination: insights into its mechanisms and its role in human reproduction with a special focus on non-obstructive azoospermia

C **e, W Wang, C Tu, L Meng, G Lu… - Human reproduction …, 2022‏ - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Meiosis is an essential stage in the life cycle of sexually reproducing
species, underlying formation of haploid gametes and serving as the basis of genetic …

Genetics of the congenital absence of the vas deferens

E Bieth, SM Hamdi, R Mieusset - Human Genetics, 2021‏ - Springer
Congenital absence of the vas deferens (CAVD) may have various clinical presentations
depending on whether it is bilateral (CBAVD) or unilateral (CUAVD), complete or partial, and …

Monogenic causes of non-obstructive azoospermia: challenges, established knowledge, limitations and perspectives

L Kasak, M Laan - Human genetics, 2021‏ - Springer
It is estimated that one in 100 men have azoospermia, the complete lack of sperm in the
ejaculate. Currently,~ 20% of azoospermia cases remain idiopathic. Non-obstructive …

[HTML][HTML] A genomics approach to male infertility

N Alhathal, S Maddirevula, S Coskun, H Alali… - Genetics in …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Purpose Male infertility remains poorly understood at the molecular level. We aimed in this
study to investigate the yield of a “genomics first” approach to male infertility. Methods …

Disease gene discovery in male infertility: past, present and future

MJ Xavier, A Salas-Huetos, MS Oud, KI Aston… - Human genetics, 2021‏ - Springer
Identifying the genes causing male infertility is important to increase our biological
understanding as well as the diagnostic yield and clinical relevance of genetic testing in this …

The Fanconi anemia pathway and fertility

V Tsui, W Crismani - Trends in Genetics, 2019‏ - cell.com
Fanconi anemia (FA) is a life-threatening syndrome characterized by bone marrow failure
and cancer predispositions. The past two decades have seen an explosion of data in the FA …

Preconception genome medicine: current state and future perspectives to improve infertility diagnosis and reproductive and health outcomes based on individual …

A Capalbo, M Poli, A Riera-Escamilla… - Human reproduction …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Our genetic code is now readable, writable and hackable. The recent
escalation of genome-wide sequencing (GS) applications in population diagnostics will not …

[HTML][HTML] The fate of leydig cells in men with spermatogenic failure

D Adamczewska, J Słowikowska-Hilczer… - Life, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The steroidogenic cells in the testicle, Leydig cells, located in the interstitial compartment,
play a vital role in male reproductive tract development, maintenance of proper …