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Del Llano E, Perrin A, Morel F, Devillard F, Harbuz R, Satre V, Amblard F, Bidart M, Hennebicq S, Brouillet S, Ray PF, Coutton C, Martinez G. Sperm Meiotic Segregation Analysis of Reciprocal Translocations Carriers: We Have Bigger FISH to Fry. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24043664. [PMID: 36835074 PMCID: PMC9965694 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Reciprocal translocation (RT) carriers produce a proportion of unbalanced gametes that expose them to a higher risk of infertility, recurrent miscarriage, and fetus or children with congenital anomalies and developmental delay. To reduce these risks, RT carriers can benefit from prenatal diagnosis (PND) or preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). Sperm fluorescence in situ hybridization (spermFISH) has been used for decades to investigate the sperm meiotic segregation of RT carriers, but a recent report indicates a very low correlation between spermFISH and PGD outcomes, raising the question of the usefulness of spermFISH for these patients. To address this point, we report here the meiotic segregation of 41 RT carriers, the largest cohort reported to date, and conduct a review of the literature to investigate global segregation rates and look for factors that may or may not influence them. We confirm that the involvement of acrocentric chromosomes in the translocation leads to more unbalanced gamete proportions, in contrast to sperm parameters or patient age. In view of the dispersion of balanced sperm rates, we conclude that routine implementation of spermFISH is not beneficial for RT carriers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Edgar Del Llano
- Genetic Epigenetic and Therapies of Infertility, Institute for Advanced Biosciences INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR5309, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Reproductive Biology, Brest University Regional Hospital, 29200 Brest, France
- Inserm, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, 29200 Brest, France
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Reproductive Biology, Brest University Regional Hospital, 29200 Brest, France
- Inserm, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, 29200 Brest, France
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- UM de Génétique Chromosomique, Hôpital Couple-Enfant, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- UM de Génétique Chromosomique, Hôpital Couple-Enfant, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Genetic Epigenetic and Therapies of Infertility, Institute for Advanced Biosciences INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR5309, 38000 Grenoble, France
- UM de Génétique Chromosomique, Hôpital Couple-Enfant, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- UM de Génétique Chromosomique, Hôpital Couple-Enfant, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Genetic Epigenetic and Therapies of Infertility, Institute for Advanced Biosciences INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR5309, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Genetic Epigenetic and Therapies of Infertility, Institute for Advanced Biosciences INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR5309, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Centre Clinique et Biologique d’Assistance Médicale à la Procréation, Hôpital Couple-Enfant, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- DEFE, Université de Montpellier, INSERM 1203, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHU de Montpellier, IRMB, 80 Avenue Augustin Fliche, CEDEX 05, 34295 Montpellier, France
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- Genetic Epigenetic and Therapies of Infertility, Institute for Advanced Biosciences INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR5309, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Genetic Epigenetic and Therapies of Infertility, Institute for Advanced Biosciences INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR5309, 38000 Grenoble, France
- UM de Génétique Chromosomique, Hôpital Couple-Enfant, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Genetic Epigenetic and Therapies of Infertility, Institute for Advanced Biosciences INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR5309, 38000 Grenoble, France
- UM de Génétique Chromosomique, Hôpital Couple-Enfant, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Correspondence:
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Martinez G, Cappetta D, Telesca M, Urbanek K, Castaldo G, Dhellemmes M, Mele VG, Chioccarelli T, Porreca V, Barbotin AL, Boursier A, Guillou F, Coutton C, Brouillet S, De Angelis A, Berrino L, Pierantoni R, Cobellis G, Chianese R, Manfrevola F. Cytochalasin D restores nuclear size acting on F-actin and IZUMO1 localization in low-quality spermatozoa. Int J Biol Sci 2023; 19:2234-2255. [PMID: 37151878 PMCID: PMC10158014 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.77166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
Abstract
In spermatozoa, the nuclear F-actin supports the acroplaxome, a subacrosomal structure involved in the correct exposure of several acrosomal membrane proteins; among them, the glycoprotein IZUMO1 is the major protein involved in sperm-oocyte fusion. Nuclear F-actin is also involved in sperm head shaping and chromosome compartmentalization. To date, few notions regarding the bivalent role of F-actin on sperm chromatin organization and IZUMO1 positioning have been reported. In our work, we characterized subcellular organization of F-actin in human high- and low-quality spermatozoa (A- and B-SPZ), respectively, showing that F-actin over-expression in sperm head of B-SPZ affected IZUMO1 localization. A correct IZUMO1 repositioning following in vitro induction of F-actin depolymerization, by cytochalasin D treatment, occurred. Interestingly, F-actin depolymerization was also associated with a correct acrosome repositioning, thus to favor a proper acrosome reaction onset, with changes in sperm nuclear size parameters and histone acetylation rate reaching high-quality conditions. In conclusion, the current work shows a key role of F-actin in the control of IZUMO1 localization as well as chromatin remodeling and acetylation events.
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Affiliation(s)
- Guillaume Martinez
- Hôpital Couple-Enfant, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, UM de Génétique Chromosomique, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Genetic Epigenetic and Therapies of Infertility, Institute for Advanced Biosciences INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR5309, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Naples, Italy
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via A. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
- CEINGE-Advanced Biotechnologies, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via A. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
- CEINGE-Advanced Biotechnologies, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Genetic Epigenetic and Therapies of Infertility, Institute for Advanced Biosciences INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR5309, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- CHU Lille, Institute de Biologie de la Reproduction-Spermiologie-CECOS, F-59000, Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Institute de Biologie de la Reproduction-Spermiologie-CECOS, F-59000, Lille, France
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- CNRS, IFCE, INRAE, Université de Tours, PRC, Nouzilly, France
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- Hôpital Couple-Enfant, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, UM de Génétique Chromosomique, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Genetic Epigenetic and Therapies of Infertility, Institute for Advanced Biosciences INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR5309, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université de Montpellier, EmbryoPluripotency, DEFE, INSERM 1203, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU Saint-Eloi, 80 Avenue Augustin Fliche, CEDEX 05, 34295 Montpellier, France
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Naples, Italy
- ✉ Corresponding author: Prof. Rosanna Chianese, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Naples, Italy. Tel. Number: +39 081 5667528;
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Naples, Italy
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Manfrevola F, Martinez G, Coutton C, Rocco D, Reynaud K, Le Vern Y, Froment P, Beauclair L, Aubert D, Pierantoni R, Chianese R, Guillou F. Ankrd31 in Sperm and Epididymal Integrity. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:741975. [PMID: 34820371 PMCID: PMC8607815 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.741975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Ankyrin proteins (ANKRD) are key mediators linking membrane and sub-membranous cytoskeletal proteins. Recent findings have highlighted a new role of ANKRD31 during spermatogenesis, elucidating its involvement in meiotic recombination and male germ cell progression. Following testicular differentiation, spermatozoa (SPZ) enter into the epididymis, where they undergo several biochemical and enzymatic changes. The epididymal epithelium is characterized by cell-to-cell junctions that are able to form the blood-epididymal barrier (BEB). This intricate epithelial structure provides the optimal microenvironment needed for epididymal sperm maturation. To date, no notions have been reported regarding a putative role of ANKRD31 in correct BEB formation. In our work, we generated an Ankrd31 knockout male mouse model (Ankrd31–/–) and characterized its reproductive phenotype. Ankrd31–/– mice were infertile and exhibited oligo-astheno-teratozoospermia (a low number of immotile SPZ with abnormal morphological features). In addition, a complete deregulation of BEB was found in Ankrd31–/–, due to cell-to-cell junction anomalies. In order to suggest that BEB deregulation may depend on Ankrd31 gene deletion, we showed the physical interaction among ANKRD31 and some epithelial junction proteins in wild-type (WT) epididymides. In conclusion, the current work shows a key role of ANKRD31 in the control of germ cell progression as well as sperm and epididymal integrity.
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- Francesco Manfrevola
- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università degli Studi della Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Hôpital Couple-Enfant, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, UM de Génétique Chromosomique, Grenoble, France.,Genetic Epigenetic and Therapies of Infertility, Institute for Advanced Biosciences INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR 5309, Grenoble, France
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- Hôpital Couple-Enfant, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, UM de Génétique Chromosomique, Grenoble, France.,Genetic Epigenetic and Therapies of Infertility, Institute for Advanced Biosciences INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR 5309, Grenoble, France
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università degli Studi della Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- CNRS, IFCE, INRAE, Université de Tours, PRC, Nouzilly, France
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- INRAE, Université de Tours, ISP, Nouzilly, France
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- CNRS, IFCE, INRAE, Université de Tours, PRC, Nouzilly, France
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- CNRS, IFCE, INRAE, Université de Tours, PRC, Nouzilly, France
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- Univ Lyon, ENS de Lyon, INRAE, CNRS, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università degli Studi della Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università degli Studi della Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- CNRS, IFCE, INRAE, Université de Tours, PRC, Nouzilly, France
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FISH and Chimps: Insights into Frequency and Distribution of Sperm Aneuploidy in Chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes). Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221910383. [PMID: 34638739 PMCID: PMC8509033 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Numerical chromosomal aberrations in sperm are considered to be a major factor in infertility, early pregnancy loss and syndromes with developmental and cognitive disabilities in mammals, including primates. Despite numerous studies in human and farm animals, the incidence and importance of sperm aneuploidies in non-human primate remains mostly undetermined. Here we investigated the incidence and distribution of sperm aneuploidy in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), the species closest to human. We identify evolutionary conserved DNA sequences in human and chimpanzee and selected homologous sub-telomeric regions for all chromosomes to build custom probes and perform sperm-FISH analysis on more than 10,000 sperm nuclei per chromosome. Chimpanzee mean autosomal disomy rate was 0.057 ± 0.02%, gonosomes disomy rate was 0.198% and the total disomy rate was 1.497%. The proportion of X or Y gametes was respectively 49.94% and 50.06% for a ratio of 1.002 and diploidy rate was 0.053%. Our data provide for the first time an overview of aneuploidy in non-human primate sperm and shed new insights into the issues of aneuploidy origins and mechanisms.
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García-Mengual E, Triviño JC, Sáez-Cuevas A, Bataller J, Ruíz-Jorro M, Vendrell X. Male infertility: establishing sperm aneuploidy thresholds in the laboratory. J Assist Reprod Genet 2019; 36:371-381. [PMID: 30604135 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-018-1385-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in spermatozoa provides an estimate of the frequency of chromosomal abnormalities, but there is not a clinical consensus on how to statistically analyze sperm FISH results. We therefore propose a statistical approach to establish sperm aneuploidy thresholds in a fertile population. METHODS We have determined the distribution and variation of the frequency of nullisomy, disomy, and diploidy for a set of 13 chromosomes (1, 2, 9, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, X, and Y) in sperm nuclei from 14 fertile men by means of automatized FISH. The dispersion of data has been analyzed by the non-parametric Wilcoxon Rank Sum test. We have established the threshold values for each chromosome and aneuploidy type on the basis of the confidence interval values (99.9%). RESULTS Nullisomy thresholds ranged from 0.49% for chromosome 19 to 3.09% for chromosome 22; disomy thresholds ranged from 0.30% for chromosome 21 to 1.47% for chromosome 15; diploidy thresholds ranged from 0.24% for the 9/19 chromosome set to 1.21% for the 13/21 chromosome set. CONCLUSIONS Applying this approach with clinical purposes will enable us to categorize the patient as altered or normal regarding his sperm aneuploidy. Any result surpassing the cited threshold values indicates a 99.9% probability of being significantly different from fertile controls.
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- Elena García-Mengual
- Reproductive Genetics Unit, Sistemas Genómicos S.L, Ronda G. Marconi 6, Parque Tecnológico, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain.
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- Bioinformatics Department, Sistemas Genómicos S.L, Ronda G. Marconi 6, Parque Tecnológico, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Reproductive Genetics Unit, Sistemas Genómicos S.L, Ronda G. Marconi 6, Parque Tecnológico, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- CREA, Assisted Reproduction Medical Center, Carrer de Sant Martí 4, 46003, Valencia, Spain
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- CREA, Assisted Reproduction Medical Center, Carrer de Sant Martí 4, 46003, Valencia, Spain
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- Reproductive Genetics Unit, Sistemas Genómicos S.L, Ronda G. Marconi 6, Parque Tecnológico, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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Ma Y, Xie N, Li Y, Zhang B, Xie D, Zhang W, Li Q, Yu H, Zhang Q, Ni Y, Xie X. Teratozoospermia with amorphous sperm head associate with abnormal chromatin condensation in a Chinese family. Syst Biol Reprod Med 2018; 65:61-70. [PMID: 30452285 DOI: 10.1080/19396368.2018.1543481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Male infertility affects approximately 7% of the male population. In about 40% of affected patients, the etiology remains unknown. Here, we report the cases of two infertile brothers who have a uniquely prevalent sperm phenotype with completely amorphous sperm heads. To investigate the mechanisms of familial teratozoospermia with amorphous sperm heads, chromatin condensation was assessed by aniline blue staining, western blot, sperm chromatin structure assay and atomic force microscopy in both the two brothers and 40 control fertile donors. Our results showed an abnormal condensation of chromatin with amorphous headed sperm. We suggest that abnormal chromatin condensation which was induced by disturbances in the process of histone-protamine replacement may be a possible cause of familial teratozoospermia with amorphous head, and the elasticity of sperm nuclei could be a new index to assess sperm quality. Additionally, for the first time, the current study provided a new biomechanics strategy for evaluating pathological sperm contributes to our understanding of teratozoospermia.Abbreviations: SCSA: sperm chromatin structure assay; AFM: atomic force microscopy; ICSI: intracytoplasmic sperm injection; HDS: high DNA stainability; DFI: DNA fragmentation index; PBS: phosphate-buffered saline; DTT: dithiothreitol; FITC: fluorescein isothiocyanate; DAPI: 4',6-diamidino-2-pheneylindole; SSC: standard saline citrate.
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- Ying Ma
- a Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province , School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , PR China
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- b Lanzhou Municipal Center for Disease Control , Lanzhou , PR China
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- a Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province , School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , PR China.,c School of Stomatology Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou PR China
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- c School of Stomatology Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou PR China.,d School of Civil Engineering and Mechanics , Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , PR China
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- e The First People's Hospital of Lanzhou City , Lanzhou , PR China
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- f The Reproductive Medicine Hospital of the First Hospital of Lanzhou University , Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , PR China
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- g The Second People's Hospital of Lanzhou City , Lanzhou , PR China
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- a Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province , School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , PR China
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- h College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , PR China
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- i The Institute of Reproductive Medicine Center , Gansu Provincial Maternity and Child-care Hospital , Lanzhou , PR China
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- a Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province , School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , PR China
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Lamotte A, Martinez G, Devillard F, Hograindleur JP, Satre V, Coutton C, Harbuz R, Amblard F, Lespinasse J, Benchaib M, Bessonnat J, Brouillet S, Hennebicq S. Is sperm FISH analysis still useful for Robertsonian translocations? Meiotic analysis for 23 patients and review of the literature. Basic Clin Androl 2018; 28:5. [PMID: 29760927 PMCID: PMC5937048 DOI: 10.1186/s12610-018-0069-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Robertsonian translocations (RobT) are common structural chromosome rearrangements where carriers display a majority of chromosomally balanced spermatozoa from alternate segregation mode. According to some monotony observed in the rates of balanced segregation, is sperm FISH analysis obsolete for RobT carriers? Methods Retrospective cohort research study on 23 patients analyzed in our center from 2003 to 2017 and compared to the data of 187 patients in literature from 1983 to 2017. Robertsonian translocation carriers were divided in six groups according to the chromosomes involved in the translocation: 9 patients from our center and 107 from literature carrying 45,XY,der(13;14) karyotype, 3 and 35 patients respectively with 45,XY,der(14;21), 5 and 11 patients respectively with 45,XY,der(13;15), 4 and 7 patients respectively with 45,XY,der(14;15), 1 and 4 patients respectively with 45,XY,der(13;22),and 1 and 10 patients respectively with 45,XY,der(14;22). Results Alternate segregation mode is predominant in our group of Robertsonian translocation carriers with 73.45% ±8.05 of balanced spermatozoa (min 50.92%; max 89.99%). These results are compliant with the data from literature for all translocations types (p > 0.05) and are consistent among the different types of Robertsonian translocations (p > 0.05) except for der(13;15) that exhibit lower balanced spermatozoa rates (p < 0.05 versus der(13;14), der(14;21), (13;21) and der(15;22)). Normozoospermic patients also display a significantly (p < 0.01) higher rate of balanced sperm cells than patients with abnormal seminograms whatever the defect implied. Conclusions According to the discrepancies observed between der(13;15) and all the other Rob T carriers, the differences observed among patients presenting normal and abnormal sperm parameters and the input in genetical counselling, sperm FISH does not seem obsolete for these patients. Moreover, it seems important to collect more data for rare RobT.
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- Anna Lamotte
- CHU de Grenoble, UF de Biologie de la procréation, F-38000 Grenoble, France.,3Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- CHU de Grenoble, UF de Génétique Chromosomique, F-38000 Grenoble, France.,3Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38000 Grenoble, France.,Team 'Genetics Epigenetics and Therapies of Infertility', Institute for Advanced Biosciences INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR5309, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- 3Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38000 Grenoble, France.,Team 'Genetics Epigenetics and Therapies of Infertility', Institute for Advanced Biosciences INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR5309, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- CHU de Grenoble, UF de Génétique Chromosomique, F-38000 Grenoble, France.,3Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38000 Grenoble, France.,Team 'Genetics Epigenetics and Therapies of Infertility', Institute for Advanced Biosciences INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR5309, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- CHU de Grenoble, UF de Génétique Chromosomique, F-38000 Grenoble, France.,3Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38000 Grenoble, France.,Team 'Genetics Epigenetics and Therapies of Infertility', Institute for Advanced Biosciences INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR5309, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- CHU de Grenoble, UF de Génétique Chromosomique, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- CHU de Grenoble, UF de Génétique Chromosomique, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- CHU de Grenoble, UF de Biologie de la procréation, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- CHU de Grenoble, UF de Biologie de la procréation, F-38000 Grenoble, France.,3Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- CHU de Grenoble, UF de Biologie de la procréation, F-38000 Grenoble, France.,3Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38000 Grenoble, France.,Team 'Genetics Epigenetics and Therapies of Infertility', Institute for Advanced Biosciences INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR5309, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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Branch F, Nguyen G, Porter N, Young HA, Martenies SE, McCray N, Deloid G, Popratiloff A, Perry MJ. Semi-automated scoring of triple-probe FISH in human sperm using confocal microscopy. Cytometry A 2017; 91:859-866. [PMID: 28678425 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.23126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Revised: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Structural and numerical sperm chromosomal aberrations result from abnormal meiosis and are directly linked to infertility. Any live births that arise from aneuploid conceptuses can result in syndromes such as Kleinfelter, Turners, XYY and Edwards. Multi-probe fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is commonly used to study sperm aneuploidy, however manual FISH scoring in sperm samples is labor-intensive and introduces errors. Automated scoring methods are continuously evolving. One challenging aspect for optimizing automated sperm FISH scoring has been the overlap in excitation and emission of the fluorescent probes used to enumerate the chromosomes of interest. Our objective was to demonstrate the feasibility of combining confocal microscopy and spectral imaging with high-throughput methods for accurately measuring sperm aneuploidy. Our approach used confocal microscopy to analyze numerical chromosomal abnormalities in human sperm using enhanced slide preparation and rigorous semi-automated scoring methods. FISH for chromosomes X, Y, and 18 was conducted to determine sex chromosome disomy in sperm nuclei. Application of online spectral linear unmixing was used for effective separation of four fluorochromes while decreasing data acquisition time. Semi-automated image processing, segmentation, classification, and scoring were performed on 10 slides using custom image processing and analysis software and results were compared with manual methods. No significant differences in disomy frequencies were seen between the semi automated and manual methods. Samples treated with pepsin were observed to have reduced background autofluorescence and more uniform distribution of cells. These results demonstrate that semi-automated methods using spectral imaging on a confocal platform are a feasible approach for analyzing numerical chromosomal aberrations in sperm, and are comparable to manual methods. © 2017 International Society for Advancement of Cytometry.
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- Francesca Branch
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Department of Environmental Health Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Nanofabrication and Imaging Center, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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Impact of Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin lymphoma and their treatments on sperm aneuploidy: a prospective study by the French CECOS network. Fertil Steril 2017; 107:341-350.e5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Revised: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mandrioli D, Belpoggi F, Silbergeld EK, Perry MJ. Aneuploidy: a common and early evidence-based biomarker for carcinogens and reproductive toxicants. Environ Health 2016; 15:97. [PMID: 27729050 PMCID: PMC5059969 DOI: 10.1186/s12940-016-0180-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Aneuploidy, defined as structural and numerical aberrations of chromosomes, continues to draw attention as an informative effect biomarker for carcinogens and male reproductive toxicants. It has been well documented that aneuploidy is a hallmark of cancer. Aneuploidies in oocytes and spermatozoa contribute to infertility, pregnancy loss and a number of congenital abnormalities, and sperm aneuploidy is associated with testicular cancer. It is striking that several carcinogens induce aneuploidy in somatic cells, and also adversely affect the chromosome compliment of germ cells. In this paper we review 1) the contributions of aneuploidy to cancer, infertility, and developmental abnormalities; 2) techniques for assessing aneuploidy in precancerous and malignant lesions and in sperm; and 3) the utility of aneuploidy as a biomarker for integrated chemical assessments of carcinogenicity, and reproductive and developmental toxicity.
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- Daniele Mandrioli
- Cesare Maltoni Cancer Research Center, Ramazzini Institute, 40010 Bentivoglio, Bologna, Italy
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- Cesare Maltoni Cancer Research Center, Ramazzini Institute, 40010 Bentivoglio, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 21205 Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, 950 New Hampshire Ave. NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20052 USA
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Wambergue C, Zouari R, Fourati Ben Mustapha S, Martinez G, Devillard F, Hennebicq S, Satre V, Brouillet S, Halouani L, Marrakchi O, Makni M, Latrous H, Kharouf M, Amblard F, Arnoult C, Ray PF, Coutton C. Patients with multiple morphological abnormalities of the sperm flagella due to DNAH1 mutations have a good prognosis following intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Hum Reprod 2016; 31:1164-72. [PMID: 27094479 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dew083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2015] [Accepted: 03/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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STUDY QUESTION Does DNAH1 status influence intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcomes for patients with multiple morphological abnormalities of the sperm flagella (MMAF)? SUMMARY ANSWER Despite a highly abnormal morphology, sperm from MMAF patients with DNAH1 mutations have a low aneuploidy rate and good nuclear quality, leading to good embryonic development following ICSI and a high pregnancy rate. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Teratozoospermia represents a heterogeneous group including a wide range of phenotypes. Among all these qualitative defects, a flagellar phenotype called MMAF is characterized by a mosaic of morphological abnormalities of the flagellum, including coiled, bent, irregular, short or/and absent flagella, mainly due to the absence of the axonemal central pair microtubules. We previously demonstrated that homozygous mutations in the DNAH1 gene, encoding an inner arm heavy chain dynein, are frequently found in patients with MMAF (28% of the patients from the initial cohort). Numerous studies have reported an increased rate of aneuploidy and a poor sperm nuclear quality related to sperm flagellar abnormalities, which could impede ICSI outcome. Moreover, success rates after ICSI may be influenced by the type of ultrastructural flagellar defects and/or by the gene defects carried by the patients. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION This retrospective cohort study included 6 infertile males with MMAF due to deleterious homozygous DNAH1 mutations and their respective spouses, who underwent 9 ISCI cycles, with 16 embryos being transferred. ICSI results were compared with two control populations of 13 MMAF men without DNAH1 mutations and an aged-matched control group of 1431 non-MMAF couples. All ICSI attempts took place between 2000 and 2012. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS Clinical and biological data were collected from patients treated for infertility at the CPSR les Jasmins in Tunis (Tunisia). We compared the ICSI outcomes obtained with couples including DNAH1 mutated and nonmutated patients and non-MMAF couples. For the analysis of the chromosomal status, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analyses were performed on sperm cells from 3 DNAH1-mutated patients and from 29 fertile control subjects. Sperm chromatin condensation and DNA fragmentation were evaluated using aniline blue staining and TUNEL assays, respectively, on sperm cells from 3 DNAH1-mutated men and 6 fertile controls. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE There was a significantly increased proportion of disomy XY and 18 in sperm from DNAH1 mutated patients compared with fertile controls (1.52 versus 0.28%, P = 0.0001 and 0.64 versus 0.09%, P = 0.0001). However, there were no statistically significant differences among sperm from the two groups in their frequencies of either 13, 21, XX or YY disomy or diploidy. Measures of DNA compaction and fragmentation demonstrated a good nuclear sperm quality among DNAH1 mutated men. The overall fertilization, pregnancy and delivery rates of couples including DNAH1 mutated men were of 70.8, 50.0 and 37.5%, respectively. There were no statistically significant differences in any of these parameters compared with the two control groups (P > 0.05). LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION A limitation of this study is the small number of DNAH1-mutated patients available and the low number of genes identified in MMAF. Further genetic studies are warranted to identify other MMAF-inducing genes to better characterize the genetic etiology of the MMAF phenotype and to improve the management of patients diagnosed with flagellar defects. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS MMAF patients with DNAH1 mutations have low aneuploidy rates and good nuclear sperm quality, explaining the high pregnancy rate obtained with these patients. Good ICSI results were obtained for both MMAF groups (DNAH1 mutated and nonmutated), suggesting that patients presenting with asthenozoospermia due to flagellar defects have a good ICSI prognosis irrespective of their genotype. The majority of MMAF cases currently remain idiopathic with no genetic cause yet identified. In depth genetic analysis of these patients using next generation sequencing should reveal new causal genes. Subsequent genotype phenotype analyses could improve advice and care provided to MMAF patients. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTERESTS None of the authors have any competing interest. This work is part of the project 'Identification and Characterization of Genes Involved in Infertility (ICG2I)', funded by the program GENOPAT 2009 from the French Research Agency (ANR) and the MAS-Flagella project, financed by the French ANR and the Direction Générale de l'Offre de Soins (DGOS).
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- Clémentine Wambergue
- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble F-38000, France Equipe 'Genetics Epigenetics and Therapies of Infertility', Institut Albert Bonniot (IAB), INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR 5309, Grenoble F-38000, France CHU de Grenoble, UF de Génétique Chromosomique, Grenoble F-38000, France
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- Polyclinique les Jasmins, Centre d'Aide Médicale à la Procréation, Centre Urbain Nord, 1003 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble F-38000, France Equipe 'Genetics Epigenetics and Therapies of Infertility', Institut Albert Bonniot (IAB), INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR 5309, Grenoble F-38000, France CHU de Grenoble, UF de Biologie de la procréation, Grenoble F-38000, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble F-38000, France Equipe 'Genetics Epigenetics and Therapies of Infertility', Institut Albert Bonniot (IAB), INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR 5309, Grenoble F-38000, France CHU de Grenoble, UF de Biologie de la procréation, Grenoble F-38000, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble F-38000, France Equipe 'Genetics Epigenetics and Therapies of Infertility', Institut Albert Bonniot (IAB), INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR 5309, Grenoble F-38000, France CHU de Grenoble, UF de Génétique Chromosomique, Grenoble F-38000, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble F-38000, France CHU de Grenoble, UF de Biologie de la procréation, Grenoble F-38000, France
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- Polyclinique les Jasmins, Centre d'Aide Médicale à la Procréation, Centre Urbain Nord, 1003 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Polyclinique les Jasmins, Centre d'Aide Médicale à la Procréation, Centre Urbain Nord, 1003 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Polyclinique les Jasmins, Centre d'Aide Médicale à la Procréation, Centre Urbain Nord, 1003 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Polyclinique les Jasmins, Centre d'Aide Médicale à la Procréation, Centre Urbain Nord, 1003 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Polyclinique les Jasmins, Centre d'Aide Médicale à la Procréation, Centre Urbain Nord, 1003 Tunis, Tunisia
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- CHU de Grenoble, UF de Génétique Chromosomique, Grenoble F-38000, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble F-38000, France Equipe 'Genetics Epigenetics and Therapies of Infertility', Institut Albert Bonniot (IAB), INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR 5309, Grenoble F-38000, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble F-38000, France Equipe 'Genetics Epigenetics and Therapies of Infertility', Institut Albert Bonniot (IAB), INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR 5309, Grenoble F-38000, France CHU de Grenoble, UF de Biochimie Génétique et Moléculaire, Grenoble F-38000, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble F-38000, France Equipe 'Genetics Epigenetics and Therapies of Infertility', Institut Albert Bonniot (IAB), INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR 5309, Grenoble F-38000, France CHU de Grenoble, UF de Génétique Chromosomique, Grenoble F-38000, France
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