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Spermatogenic failure 63(SPGF63)

MedGen UID:
1794265
•Concept ID:
C5562055
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: SPGF63
 
Gene (location): RPL10L (14q21.2)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0030515
OMIM®: 619689

Definition

Spermatogenic failure-63 (SPGF63) is characterized by male infertility due to severe oligozoospermia with markedly reduced progressive motility (Tu et al., 2020). For a general phenotypic description and 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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Decreased testicular size
MedGen UID:
66027
•Concept ID:
C0241355
•
Finding
Reduced volume of the testicle (the male gonad).
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Oligozoospermia
MedGen UID:
678638
•Concept ID:
C0868910
•
Finding
Reduced count of spermatozoa in the semen, defined as a sperm count below 20 million per milliliter semen.
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Reduced progressive sperm motility
MedGen UID:
1730031
•Concept ID:
C5436680
•
Finding
A reduced proportion of sperm that move in a straight line or large circles; alternatively, an increased proportion of sperm that move in tight circles or in some other non-linear fashion.
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Systematic molecular analyses for 115 karyotypically normal men with isolated non-obstructive azoospermia.
Muranishi Y, Kobori Y, Katoh-Fukui Y, Tamaoka S, Hattori A, Osaka A, Okada H, Nakabayashi K, Hata K, Kawai T, Ogata-Kawata H, Iwahata T, Saito K, Kon M, Shinohara N, Fukami M
Hum Reprod 2024 May 2;39(5):1131-1140. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deae057. PMID: 38511217
The association between the two more common genetic causes of spermatogenic failure: a 7-year retrospective study.
Li HG, Fan LH, Liu B, Qian YQ, Chen M, Sun YX, Dong MY
Asian J Androl 2020 Nov-Dec;22(6):642-648. doi: 10.4103/aja.aja_13_20. PMID: 32362598Free 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
Exosomal microRNAs in seminal plasma are markers of the origin of azoospermia and can predict the presence of sperm in testicular tissue.
Barceló M, Mata A, Bassas L, Larriba S
Hum Reprod 2018 Jun 1;33(6):1087-1098. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dey072. PMID: 29635626Free PMC Article
Men with nonobstructive azoospermia have Leydig cell hypertrophy but not hyperplasia.
Tash JA, McCallum S, Hardy MP, Knudsen B, Schlegel PN
J Urol 2002 Sep;168(3):1068-70. doi: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64576-4. PMID: 12187224

Diagnosis

Systematic molecular analyses for 115 karyotypically normal men with isolated non-obstructive azoospermia.
Muranishi Y, Kobori Y, Katoh-Fukui Y, Tamaoka S, Hattori A, Osaka A, Okada H, Nakabayashi K, Hata K, Kawai T, Ogata-Kawata H, Iwahata T, Saito K, Kon M, Shinohara N, Fukami M
Hum Reprod 2024 May 2;39(5):1131-1140. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deae057. PMID: 38511217
Among seven testis-specific molecular markers, SPEM1 appears to have a significant clinical value for prediction of sperm retrieval in azoospermic men.
Hashemi MS, Mozdarani H, Ghaedi K, Nasr-Esfahani MH
Andrology 2018 Nov;6(6):890-895. Epub 2018 Jul 27 doi: 10.1111/andr.12528. PMID: 30054974
Exosomal microRNAs in seminal plasma are markers of the origin of azoospermia and can predict the presence of sperm in testicular tissue.
Barceló M, Mata A, Bassas L, Larriba S
Hum Reprod 2018 Jun 1;33(6):1087-1098. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dey072. PMID: 29635626Free PMC Article
Use of ethnicity-specific sequence tag site markers for Y chromosome microdeletion studies.
Sachdeva K, Saxena R, Majumdar A, Chadda S, Verma IC
Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2011 Jun;15(6):451-9. Epub 2011 Mar 4 doi: 10.1089/gtmb.2010.0159. PMID: 21375402
Sperm DNA fragmentation levels in testicular sperm samples from azoospermic males as assessed by the sperm chromatin dispersion (SCD) test.
Meseguer M, Santiso R, Garrido N, Gil-Salom M, Remohí J, Fernandez JL
Fertil Steril 2009 Nov;92(5):1638-45. Epub 2008 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.106. PMID: 19006791

Therapy

Systematic molecular analyses for 115 karyotypically normal men with isolated non-obstructive azoospermia.
Muranishi Y, Kobori Y, Katoh-Fukui Y, Tamaoka S, Hattori A, Osaka A, Okada H, Nakabayashi K, Hata K, Kawai T, Ogata-Kawata H, Iwahata T, Saito K, Kon M, Shinohara N, Fukami M
Hum Reprod 2024 May 2;39(5):1131-1140. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deae057. PMID: 38511217
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

Prognosis

Among seven testis-specific molecular markers, SPEM1 appears to have a significant clinical value for prediction of sperm retrieval in azoospermic men.
Hashemi MS, Mozdarani H, Ghaedi K, Nasr-Esfahani MH
Andrology 2018 Nov;6(6):890-895. Epub 2018 Jul 27 doi: 10.1111/andr.12528. PMID: 30054974
Exosomal microRNAs in seminal plasma are markers of the origin of azoospermia and can predict the presence of sperm in testicular tissue.
Barceló M, Mata A, Bassas L, Larriba S
Hum Reprod 2018 Jun 1;33(6):1087-1098. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dey072. PMID: 29635626Free PMC Article
Sperm DNA fragmentation levels in testicular sperm samples from azoospermic males as assessed by the sperm chromatin dispersion (SCD) test.
Meseguer M, Santiso R, Garrido N, Gil-Salom M, Remohí J, Fernandez JL
Fertil Steril 2009 Nov;92(5):1638-45. Epub 2008 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.106. PMID: 19006791
Copy number of DAZ genes in Slovenian and Bosnian general population.
Writzl K, Sehić A, Terzić R, Peterlin B
Coll Antropol 2004;28 Suppl 2:283-9. PMID: 15571102
Transcriptional levels of four Y chromosome-linked AZF genes in azoospermic men and their association with successful sperm retrieval.
Kuo PL, Lin YH, Teng YN, Hsu CC, Lin JS, Lin YM
Urology 2004 Jan;63(1):131-6; discussion 136. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2003.08.048. PMID: 14751364

Clinical prediction guides

Testicular quantitative ultrasound: A noninvasive monitoring method for evaluating spermatogenic function in busulfan-induced testicular injury mouse models.
Huang WL, Ding L, Yao JH, Hu HT, Gao Y, Xie XY, Lu MD, Deng CH, Xie Y, Wang Z
Andrologia 2021 Mar;53(2):e13927. Epub 2020 Dec 23 doi: 10.1111/and.13927. PMID: 33355959
Among seven testis-specific molecular markers, SPEM1 appears to have a significant clinical value for prediction of sperm retrieval in azoospermic men.
Hashemi MS, Mozdarani H, Ghaedi K, Nasr-Esfahani MH
Andrology 2018 Nov;6(6):890-895. Epub 2018 Jul 27 doi: 10.1111/andr.12528. PMID: 30054974
Exosomal microRNAs in seminal plasma are markers of the origin of azoospermia and can predict the presence of sperm in testicular tissue.
Barceló M, Mata A, Bassas L, Larriba S
Hum Reprod 2018 Jun 1;33(6):1087-1098. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dey072. PMID: 29635626Free PMC Article
Use of ethnicity-specific sequence tag site markers for Y chromosome microdeletion studies.
Sachdeva K, Saxena R, Majumdar A, Chadda S, Verma IC
Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2011 Jun;15(6):451-9. Epub 2011 Mar 4 doi: 10.1089/gtmb.2010.0159. PMID: 21375402
DAZ family proteins exist throughout male germ cell development and transit from nucleus to cytoplasm at meiosis in humans and mice.
Reijo RA, Dorfman DM, Slee R, Renshaw AA, Loughlin KR, Cooke H, Page DC
Biol Reprod 2000 Nov;63(5):1490-6. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod63.5.1490. PMID: 11058556

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