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Complex Chromosomal Rearrangement Causes Male Azoospermia: A Case Report and Literature Review
Yi Liang1,2, Yingjun Xie1,2, Shu Kong1,2
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Abstract:
Background: Male carriers of complex chromosomal rearrangements (CCRs) may have decreased fertility and usually present with azoospermia, oligospermia or teratospermia. Methods: High-resolution karyotype analysis using G-banding on peripheral blood lymphocytes was performed in an azoospermic male. Copy number variations (CNVs) were detected by chromosomal microarray analysis, and genetic variations were determined by long-read nanopore sequencing with Sanger sequencing for breakpoint confirmation. Results: The karyotype of the patient was 46,XY,t(4;21)(p11;p11),t(5;6;14)(p13q22;p22q22;q22), which did not involve CNVs with clinical significance. Twelve breakpoints in chromosomes 5, 6, and 14 were found by long-read nanopore sequencing. Reports on 17 males carrying CCRs with azoospermia were also reviewed. Conclusion: The extent of asynaptic regions in synaptonemal complexes during pachytene and the disruption of genes involved in male gametogenesis may cause azoospermia in CCR carriers.
