U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

Spermatogenic failure 15(SPGF15)

MedGen UID:
934746
•Concept ID:
C4310779
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: SPGF15
 
Gene (location): SYCE1 (10q26.3)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0014847
OMIM®: 616950

Definition

Any azoospermia in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the SYCE1 gene. [from MONDO]

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.
See: Feature record | Search on this feature
Non-obstructive azoospermia
MedGen UID:
866757
•Concept ID:
C4021107
•
Disease or Syndrome
Absence of any measurable level of sperm in his semen, resulting from a defect in the production of spermatozoa in the testes. This can be differentiated from obstructive azoospermia on the basis of testicular biopsy.
See: Feature record | Search on this feature
Spermatogenesis maturation arrest
MedGen UID:
1374029
•Concept ID:
C4477100
•
Finding
Maturation arrest (MA) is defined as germ cells that fail to complete maturation. Uniform MA is characterized by spermatogenic arrest at the same stage of spermatogenesis throughout the seminiferous tubules. MA is subcategorized into early MA, in which only spermatogonia or spermatocytes are found, and late MA, in which spermatids are detected without spermatozoa.
See: Feature record | Search on this feature
Abnormal circulating luteinizing hormone concentration
MedGen UID:
663319
•Concept ID:
C0580438
•
Finding
An anomaly of the circulating level of luteinizing hormone (LH).
See: Feature record | Search on this feature
Abnormal circulating testosterone concentration
MedGen UID:
663334
•Concept ID:
C0580454
•
Finding
An anomalous concentration of testosterone in the blood.
See: Feature record | Search on this feature
Abnormal circulating follicle-stimulating hormone concentration
MedGen UID:
892827
•Concept ID:
C4072891
•
Finding
An anomaly of the circulating level of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).
See: Feature record | Search on this feature
Show allHide all

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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
In-vitro fertilization treatment for severe male factor: the fertilization potential of immotile spermatozoa obtained by testicular extraction.
Shulman A, Feldman B, Madgar I, Levron J, Mashiach S, Dor J
Hum Reprod 1999 Mar;14(3):749-52. doi: 10.1093/humrep/14.3.749. PMID: 10221708

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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
External and Genetic Conditions Determining Male Infertility.
Kamiński P, Baszyński J, Jerzak I, Kavanagh BP, Nowacka-Chiari E, Polanin M, Szymański M, Woźniak A, Kozera W
Int J Mol Sci 2020 Jul 24;21(15) doi: 10.3390/ijms21155274. PMID: 32722328Free PMC Article
Association of polymorphisms of A260G and A386G in DAZL gene with male infertility: a meta-analysis and systemic review.
Chen P, Wang X, Xu C, Xiao H, Zhang WH, Wang XH, Zhang XH
Asian J Androl 2016 Jan-Feb;18(1):96-101. doi: 10.4103/1008-682X.153542. PMID: 25994644Free PMC Article
AZFc deletions and spermatogenic failure: a population-based survey of 20,000 Y chromosomes.
Rozen SG, Marszalek JD, Irenze K, Skaletsky H, Brown LG, Oates RD, Silber SJ, Ardlie K, Page DC
Am J Hum Genet 2012 Nov 2;91(5):890-6. Epub 2012 Oct 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.09.003. PMID: 23103232Free PMC Article
Unravelling the genetics of spermatogenic failure.
Visser L, Repping S
Reproduction 2010 Feb;139(2):303-7. Epub 2009 Sep 23 doi: 10.1530/REP-09-0229. PMID: 19776097

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
Genomic testing for copy number and single nucleotide variants in spermatogenic failure.
Hardy J, Pollock N, Gingrich T, Sweet P, Ramesh A, Kuong J, Basar A, Jiang H, Hwang K, Vukina J, Jaffe T, Olszewska M, Kurpisz M, Yatsenko AN
J Assist Reprod Genet 2022 Sep;39(9):2103-2114. Epub 2022 Jul 18 doi: 10.1007/s10815-022-02538-5. PMID: 35849255Free 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
External and Genetic Conditions Determining Male Infertility.
Kamiński P, Baszyński J, Jerzak I, Kavanagh BP, Nowacka-Chiari E, Polanin M, Szymański M, Woźniak A, Kozera W
Int J Mol Sci 2020 Jul 24;21(15) doi: 10.3390/ijms21155274. PMID: 32722328Free PMC Article
Genetic causes of spermatogenic failure.
Massart A, Lissens W, Tournaye H, Stouffs K
Asian J Androl 2012 Jan;14(1):40-8. Epub 2011 Dec 5 doi: 10.1038/aja.2011.67. PMID: 22138898Free PMC Article

Therapy

External and Genetic Conditions Determining Male Infertility.
Kamiński P, Baszyński J, Jerzak I, Kavanagh BP, Nowacka-Chiari E, Polanin M, Szymański M, Woźniak A, Kozera W
Int J Mol Sci 2020 Jul 24;21(15) doi: 10.3390/ijms21155274. PMID: 32722328Free PMC Article
Genetics of human male infertility.
Poongothai J, Gopenath TS, Manonayaki S
Singapore Med J 2009 Apr;50(4):336-47. PMID: 19421675
Primary male infertility in Kuwait: a cytogenetic and molecular study of 289 infertile Kuwaiti patients.
Mohammed F, Al-Yatama F, Al-Bader M, Tayel SM, Gouda S, Naguib KK
Andrologia 2007 Jun;39(3):87-92. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2007.00769.x. PMID: 17683468
Contraceptive efficacy of a depot progestin and androgen combination in men.
Turner L, Conway AJ, Jimenez M, Liu PY, Forbes E, McLachlan RI, Handelsman DJ
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 Oct;88(10):4659-67. doi: 10.1210/jc.2003-030107. PMID: 14557437

Prognosis

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
High serum FSH is not a risk factor for low bone mineral density in infertile men.
Antonio L, Priskorn L, Olesen IA, Petersen JH, Vanderschueren D, Jørgensen N
Bone 2020 Jul;136:115366. Epub 2020 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115366. PMID: 32304878
Decrease in semen quality and Leydig cell function in infertile men: a longitudinal study.
Olesen IA, Joensen UN, Petersen JH, Almstrup K, Rajpert-De Meyts E, Carlsen E, McLachlan R, Juul A, Jørgensen N
Hum Reprod 2018 Nov 1;33(11):1963-1974. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dey283. PMID: 30247578
Mutations in the testis-specific NALP14 gene in men suffering from spermatogenic failure.
Westerveld GH, Korver CM, van Pelt AM, Leschot NJ, van der Veen F, Repping S, Lombardi MP
Hum Reprod 2006 Dec;21(12):3178-84. Epub 2006 Aug 24 doi: 10.1093/humrep/del293. PMID: 16931801
Prognostic value of Y deletion analysis: what is the clinical prognostic value of Y chromosome microdeletion analysis?
Krausz C, Quintana-Murci L, McElreavey K
Hum Reprod 2000 Jul;15(7):1431-4. doi: 10.1093/humrep/15.7.1431. PMID: 10875846

Clinical prediction guides

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
High serum FSH is not a risk factor for low bone mineral density in infertile men.
Antonio L, Priskorn L, Olesen IA, Petersen JH, Vanderschueren D, Jørgensen N
Bone 2020 Jul;136:115366. Epub 2020 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115366. PMID: 32304878
Factor V Leiden is associated with increased sperm count.
van Mens TE, Joensen UN, Bochdanovits Z, Takizawa A, Peter J, Jørgensen N, Szecsi PB, Meijers JCM, Weiler H, Rajpert-De Meyts E, Repping S, Middeldorp S
Hum Reprod 2017 Nov 1;32(11):2332-2339. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dex287. PMID: 28927238
AZFc deletions and spermatogenic failure: a population-based survey of 20,000 Y chromosomes.
Rozen SG, Marszalek JD, Irenze K, Skaletsky H, Brown LG, Oates RD, Silber SJ, Ardlie K, Page DC
Am J Hum Genet 2012 Nov 2;91(5):890-6. Epub 2012 Oct 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.09.003. PMID: 23103232Free PMC Article
Genetic causes of spermatogenic failure.
Massart A, Lissens W, Tournaye H, Stouffs K
Asian J Androl 2012 Jan;14(1):40-8. Epub 2011 Dec 5 doi: 10.1038/aja.2011.67. PMID: 22138898Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

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
Association of polymorphisms of A260G and A386G in DAZL gene with male infertility: a meta-analysis and systemic review.
Chen P, Wang X, Xu C, Xiao H, Zhang WH, Wang XH, Zhang XH
Asian J Androl 2016 Jan-Feb;18(1):96-101. doi: 10.4103/1008-682X.153542. PMID: 25994644Free PMC Article

Supplemental Content

Table of contents

    Clinical resources

    Practice guidelines

    • PubMed
      See practice and clinical guidelines in PubMed. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.

    Reviews

    Related information

    • ClinVar
      Related medical variations
    • Gene
      Related information in NCBI Gene
    • GTR
      Related information in GTR
    • GTR(Clinical)
      Clinical tests in GTR
    • OMIM
      Related records in OMIM
    • OMIM(Genes)
      OMIM records containing genes associated with phenotypes registered in MedGen
    • PMC Articles
      Related information in PubMed Central Links
    • PubMed
      Related literature resources in PubMed

    Recent activity

    Clear Turn Off Turn On

    Your browsing activity is empty.

    Activity recording is turned off.

    Turn recording back on

    See more...