Dicentric Y chromosome in an azoospermic male
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- 1 August 1997
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Molecular Human Reproduction
- Vol. 3 (8) , 709-712
- https://doi.org/10.1093/molehr/3.8.709
Abstract
We describe a 28 year old male with a pseudodicentric Y chromosome who suffered from azoospermia attributed to maturation arrest of the primary spermatocyte, as diagnosed by testicular biopsy. Chromosome analysis, using G, Q and C banding techniques, revealed an abnormal karyotype of 45,X[7]/46,X,psu dic (Y)(pter-->q11.2::q11.2-->pter)[33]. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) DNA analysis did not detect the absence of DAZ and RBM1 which are candidates for azoospermic factor (AZF) genes. Therefore, it is suggested that the maturation arrest of the primary spermatocyte in this patient was caused either by a pairing dysfunction between the X and Y chromosomes during meiosis or by deletions in the autosomal or the Y chromosomal spermatogenesis controlling genes, excluding DAZ and RBM1.Keywords
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