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  • TSGA10 is a novel candidate...
    Sha, Y.‐W.; Sha, Y.‐K.; Ji, Z.‐Y.; Mei, L.‐B.; Ding, L.; Zhang, Q.; Qiu, P.‐P.; Lin, S.‐B.; Wang, X.; Li, P.; Xu, X.; Li, L.

    Clinical genetics, April 2018, 2018-04-00, 20180401, Letnik: 93, Številka: 4
    Journal Article

    Acephalic spermatozoa is a rare teratozoospermia associated with male infertility. However, the pathogenesis of this disorder remains unclear. Here, we report a 27 years old infertile male from a consanguineous family, who presented with 99% headless sperm in his ejaculate. Electron microscopic and immunofluorescence analysis suggested breakage at the midpiece of the patient's sperm cells. Subsequent whole‐exome sequencing analysis identified a homozygous deletion within TSGA10 (c.211delG; p.A71Hfs*12), which resulted in the production of truncated TSGA10 protein. TSGA10 is a testis‐specific protein that localized to the midpiece in the spermatozoa of a normal control; however, immunostaining failed to detect TSGA10 protein in the patient's sperm. Western blot analysis also showed complete absence of TSGA10 protein in the patient. One cycle of in vitro fertilization‐assisted reproduction was conducted, but pregnancy was not achieved after embryo transfer, possibly due to poor embryo quality. Therefore, we speculate that the presence of rare sequence variants within TSGA10 may be associated with acephalic spermatozoa in humans. Acephalic spermatozoa due to biallelic TSGA10 mutation.