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Spermatogenic failure 17(SPGF17)

MedGen UID:
934633
•Concept ID:
C4310666
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: MALE INFERTILITY DUE TO OOCYTE ACTIVATION FAILURE; SPGF17
 
Gene (location): PLCZ1 (12p12.3)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0014970
OMIM®: 617214

Definition

Spermatogenic failure-17 (SPGF17) is characterized by male infertility due to acrosomal defects, causing oocyte activation deficiency resulting in total fertilization failure. Fertilization can be rescued by assisted oocyte activation (Escoffier et al., 2016; Dai et al., 2020). For a general phenotypic description and 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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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Toward clinical exomes in diagnostics and management of male infertility.
Lillepea K, Juchnewitsch AG, Kasak L, Valkna A, Dutta A, Pomm K, Poolamets O, Nagirnaja L, Tamp E, Mahyari E, Vihljajev V, Tjagur S, Papadimitriou S, Riera-Escamilla A, Versbraegen N, Farnetani G, Castillo-Madeen H, Sütt M, Kübarsepp V, Tennisberg S, Korrovits P, Krausz C, Aston KI, Lenaerts T, Conrad DF, Punab M, Laan M
Am J Hum Genet 2024 May 2;111(5):877-895. Epub 2024 Apr 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.03.013. PMID: 38614076Free PMC Article
Clinical management of infertile men with nonobstructive azoospermia.
Esteves SC
Asian J Androl 2015 May-Jun;17(3):459-70. doi: 10.4103/1008-682X.148719. PMID: 25677138Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Toward clinical exomes in diagnostics and management of male infertility.
Lillepea K, Juchnewitsch AG, Kasak L, Valkna A, Dutta A, Pomm K, Poolamets O, Nagirnaja L, Tamp E, Mahyari E, Vihljajev V, Tjagur S, Papadimitriou S, Riera-Escamilla A, Versbraegen N, Farnetani G, Castillo-Madeen H, Sütt M, Kübarsepp V, Tennisberg S, Korrovits P, Krausz C, Aston KI, Lenaerts T, Conrad DF, Punab M, Laan M
Am J Hum Genet 2024 May 2;111(5):877-895. Epub 2024 Apr 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.03.013. PMID: 38614076Free PMC Article
The impact of vincristine on testicular development and function in childhood cancer.
Clark I, Brougham MFH, Spears N, Mitchell RT
Hum Reprod Update 2023 Mar 1;29(2):233-245. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmac039. PMID: 36495566Free PMC Article
Diverse monogenic subforms of human spermatogenic failure.
Nagirnaja L, Lopes AM, Charng WL, Miller B, Stakaitis R, Golubickaite I, Stendahl A, Luan T, Friedrich C, Mahyari E, Fadial E, Kasak L, Vigh-Conrad K, Oud MS, Xavier MJ, Cheers SR, James ER, Guo J, Jenkins TG, Riera-Escamilla A, Barros A, Carvalho F, Fernandes S, Gonçalves J, Gurnett CA, Jørgensen N, Jezek D, Jungheim ES, Kliesch S, McLachlan RI, Omurtag KR, Pilatz A, Sandlow JI, Smith J, Eisenberg ML, Hotaling JM, Jarvi KA, Punab M, Rajpert-De Meyts E, Carrell DT, Krausz C, Laan M, O'Bryan MK, Schlegel PN, Tüttelmann F, Veltman JA, Almstrup K, Aston KI, Conrad DF
Nat Commun 2022 Dec 26;13(1):7953. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-35661-z. PMID: 36572685Free PMC Article
A systematic review of the validated monogenic causes of human male infertility: 2020 update and a discussion of emerging gene-disease relationships.
Houston BJ, Riera-Escamilla A, Wyrwoll MJ, Salas-Huetos A, Xavier MJ, Nagirnaja L, Friedrich C, Conrad DF, Aston KI, Krausz C, Tüttelmann F, O'Bryan MK, Veltman JA, Oud MS
Hum Reprod Update 2021 Dec 21;28(1):15-29. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmab030. PMID: 34498060Free PMC Article
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

Diagnosis

Undiagnosed RASopathies in infertile men.
Juchnewitsch AG, Pomm K, Dutta A, Tamp E, Valkna A, Lillepea K, Mahyari E, Tjagur S, Belova G, Kübarsepp V, Castillo-Madeen H, Riera-Escamilla A, Põlluaas L, Nagirnaja L, Poolamets O, Vihljajev V, Sütt M, Versbraegen N, Papadimitriou S, McLachlan RI, Jarvi KA, Schlegel PN, Tennisberg S, Korrovits P, Vigh-Conrad K, O'Bryan MK, Aston KI, Lenaerts T, Conrad DF, Kasak L, Punab M, Laan M
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024;15:1312357. Epub 2024 Apr 9 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1312357. PMID: 38654924Free PMC Article
Toward clinical exomes in diagnostics and management of male infertility.
Lillepea K, Juchnewitsch AG, Kasak L, Valkna A, Dutta A, Pomm K, Poolamets O, Nagirnaja L, Tamp E, Mahyari E, Vihljajev V, Tjagur S, Papadimitriou S, Riera-Escamilla A, Versbraegen N, Farnetani G, Castillo-Madeen H, Sütt M, Kübarsepp V, Tennisberg S, Korrovits P, Krausz C, Aston KI, Lenaerts T, Conrad DF, Punab M, Laan M
Am J Hum Genet 2024 May 2;111(5):877-895. Epub 2024 Apr 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.03.013. PMID: 38614076Free PMC Article
Diverse monogenic subforms of human spermatogenic failure.
Nagirnaja L, Lopes AM, Charng WL, Miller B, Stakaitis R, Golubickaite I, Stendahl A, Luan T, Friedrich C, Mahyari E, Fadial E, Kasak L, Vigh-Conrad K, Oud MS, Xavier MJ, Cheers SR, James ER, Guo J, Jenkins TG, Riera-Escamilla A, Barros A, Carvalho F, Fernandes S, Gonçalves J, Gurnett CA, Jørgensen N, Jezek D, Jungheim ES, Kliesch S, McLachlan RI, Omurtag KR, Pilatz A, Sandlow JI, Smith J, Eisenberg ML, Hotaling JM, Jarvi KA, Punab M, Rajpert-De Meyts E, Carrell DT, Krausz C, Laan M, O'Bryan MK, Schlegel PN, Tüttelmann F, Veltman JA, Almstrup K, Aston KI, Conrad DF
Nat Commun 2022 Dec 26;13(1):7953. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-35661-z. PMID: 36572685Free PMC Article
The piRNA-pathway factor FKBP6 is essential for spermatogenesis but dispensable for control of meiotic LINE-1 expression in humans.
Wyrwoll MJ, Gaasbeek CM, Golubickaite I, Stakaitis R, Oud MS, Nagirnaja L, Dion C, Sindi EB, Leitch HG, Jayasena CN, Sironen A, Dicke AK, Rotte N, Stallmeyer B, Kliesch S, Grangeiro CHP, Araujo TF, Lasko P; Genetics of Male Infertility Initiative (GEMINI) consortium, D'Hauwers K, Smits RM, Ramos L, Xavier MJ, Conrad DF, Almstrup K, Veltman JA, Tüttelmann F, van der Heijden GW
Am J Hum Genet 2022 Oct 6;109(10):1850-1866. Epub 2022 Sep 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2022.09.002. PMID: 36150389Free PMC Article
A systematic review of the validated monogenic causes of human male infertility: 2020 update and a discussion of emerging gene-disease relationships.
Houston BJ, Riera-Escamilla A, Wyrwoll MJ, Salas-Huetos A, Xavier MJ, Nagirnaja L, Friedrich C, Conrad DF, Aston KI, Krausz C, Tüttelmann F, O'Bryan MK, Veltman JA, Oud MS
Hum Reprod Update 2021 Dec 21;28(1):15-29. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmab030. PMID: 34498060Free PMC Article

Therapy

A Novel Locus Predicts Spermatogenic Recovery among Childhood Cancer Survivors Exposed to Alkylating Agents.
Sapkota Y, Wilson CL, Zaidi AK, Moon W, Fon Tacer K, Lu L, Liu Q, Baedke J, Dhaduk R, Wang Z, Chemaitilly W, Krasin MJ, Berry FB, Zhang J, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Green DM, Yasui Y
Cancer Res 2020 Sep 1;80(17):3755-3764. Epub 2020 Jun 17 doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-20-0093. PMID: 32554749Free PMC Article

Prognosis

The piRNA-pathway factor FKBP6 is essential for spermatogenesis but dispensable for control of meiotic LINE-1 expression in humans.
Wyrwoll MJ, Gaasbeek CM, Golubickaite I, Stakaitis R, Oud MS, Nagirnaja L, Dion C, Sindi EB, Leitch HG, Jayasena CN, Sironen A, Dicke AK, Rotte N, Stallmeyer B, Kliesch S, Grangeiro CHP, Araujo TF, Lasko P; Genetics of Male Infertility Initiative (GEMINI) consortium, D'Hauwers K, Smits RM, Ramos L, Xavier MJ, Conrad DF, Almstrup K, Veltman JA, Tüttelmann F, van der Heijden GW
Am J Hum Genet 2022 Oct 6;109(10):1850-1866. Epub 2022 Sep 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2022.09.002. PMID: 36150389Free PMC Article
Variants in GCNA, X-linked germ-cell genome integrity gene, identified in men with primary spermatogenic failure.
Hardy JJ, Wyrwoll MJ, Mcfadden W, Malcher A, Rotte N, Pollock NC, Munyoki S, Veroli MV, Houston BJ, Xavier MJ, Kasak L, Punab M, Laan M, Kliesch S, Schlegel P, Jaffe T, Hwang K, Vukina J, Brieño-Enríquez MA, Orwig K, Yanowitz J, Buszczak M, Veltman JA, Oud M, Nagirnaja L, Olszewska M, O'Bryan MK, Conrad DF, Kurpisz M, Tüttelmann F, Yatsenko AN; GEMINI Consortium
Hum Genet 2021 Aug;140(8):1169-1182. Epub 2021 May 7 doi: 10.1007/s00439-021-02287-y. PMID: 33963445Free PMC Article
A Novel Locus Predicts Spermatogenic Recovery among Childhood Cancer Survivors Exposed to Alkylating Agents.
Sapkota Y, Wilson CL, Zaidi AK, Moon W, Fon Tacer K, Lu L, Liu Q, Baedke J, Dhaduk R, Wang Z, Chemaitilly W, Krasin MJ, Berry FB, Zhang J, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Green DM, Yasui Y
Cancer Res 2020 Sep 1;80(17):3755-3764. Epub 2020 Jun 17 doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-20-0093. PMID: 32554749Free PMC Article
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
Mouse autosomal homolog of DAZ, a candidate male sterility gene in humans, is expressed in male germ cells before and after puberty.
Reijo R, Seligman J, Dinulos MB, Jaffe T, Brown LG, Disteche CM, Page DC
Genomics 1996 Jul 15;35(2):346-52. doi: 10.1006/geno.1996.0366. PMID: 8661148

Clinical prediction guides

Toward clinical exomes in diagnostics and management of male infertility.
Lillepea K, Juchnewitsch AG, Kasak L, Valkna A, Dutta A, Pomm K, Poolamets O, Nagirnaja L, Tamp E, Mahyari E, Vihljajev V, Tjagur S, Papadimitriou S, Riera-Escamilla A, Versbraegen N, Farnetani G, Castillo-Madeen H, Sütt M, Kübarsepp V, Tennisberg S, Korrovits P, Krausz C, Aston KI, Lenaerts T, Conrad DF, Punab M, Laan M
Am J Hum Genet 2024 May 2;111(5):877-895. Epub 2024 Apr 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.03.013. PMID: 38614076Free PMC Article
The piRNA-pathway factor FKBP6 is essential for spermatogenesis but dispensable for control of meiotic LINE-1 expression in humans.
Wyrwoll MJ, Gaasbeek CM, Golubickaite I, Stakaitis R, Oud MS, Nagirnaja L, Dion C, Sindi EB, Leitch HG, Jayasena CN, Sironen A, Dicke AK, Rotte N, Stallmeyer B, Kliesch S, Grangeiro CHP, Araujo TF, Lasko P; Genetics of Male Infertility Initiative (GEMINI) consortium, D'Hauwers K, Smits RM, Ramos L, Xavier MJ, Conrad DF, Almstrup K, Veltman JA, Tüttelmann F, van der Heijden GW
Am J Hum Genet 2022 Oct 6;109(10):1850-1866. Epub 2022 Sep 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2022.09.002. PMID: 36150389Free PMC Article
Molecular diversity and phenotypic pleiotropy of ancient genomic regulatory loci derived from human endogenous retrovirus type H (HERVH) promoter LTR7 and HERVK promoter LTR5_Hs and their contemporary impacts on pathophysiology of Modern Humans.
Glinsky GV
Mol Genet Genomics 2022 Nov;297(6):1711-1740. Epub 2022 Sep 19 doi: 10.1007/s00438-022-01954-7. PMID: 36121513Free PMC Article
A systematic review of the validated monogenic causes of human male infertility: 2020 update and a discussion of emerging gene-disease relationships.
Houston BJ, Riera-Escamilla A, Wyrwoll MJ, Salas-Huetos A, Xavier MJ, Nagirnaja L, Friedrich C, Conrad DF, Aston KI, Krausz C, Tüttelmann F, O'Bryan MK, Veltman JA, Oud MS
Hum Reprod Update 2021 Dec 21;28(1):15-29. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmab030. PMID: 34498060Free PMC Article
DAX-1 and DAX-1A expression in human testicular tissues with primary spermatogenic failure.
Lardone MC, Parada-Bustamante A, Ebensperger M, Valdevenito R, Kakarieka E, Martínez D, Pommer R, Piottante A, Castro A
Mol Hum Reprod 2011 Dec;17(12):739-46. Epub 2011 Jul 20 doi: 10.1093/molehr/gar051. PMID: 21775412

Recent systematic reviews

The impact of vincristine on testicular development and function in childhood cancer.
Clark I, Brougham MFH, Spears N, Mitchell RT
Hum Reprod Update 2023 Mar 1;29(2):233-245. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmac039. PMID: 36495566Free PMC Article
A systematic review of the validated monogenic causes of human male infertility: 2020 update and a discussion of emerging gene-disease relationships.
Houston BJ, Riera-Escamilla A, Wyrwoll MJ, Salas-Huetos A, Xavier MJ, Nagirnaja L, Friedrich C, Conrad DF, Aston KI, Krausz C, Tüttelmann F, O'Bryan MK, Veltman JA, Oud MS
Hum Reprod Update 2021 Dec 21;28(1):15-29. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmab030. PMID: 34498060Free PMC Article
A systematic review and standardized clinical validity assessment of male infertility genes.
Oud MS, Volozonoka L, Smits RM, Vissers LELM, Ramos L, Veltman JA
Hum Reprod 2019 May 1;34(5):932-941. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dez022. PMID: 30865283Free PMC Article

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