Gene Family ID # Chromosome Chromosome Region*
(NCBI Build 34)
Status Post Date
Flanking Markers Base Pair
repro29 G1-485-3 Chr 5
D5Mit240 to D5Mit98 108167726-137190943 Cryopreserved 5/4/05
Male
Phenotype

In vitro clinic:  Low seminal vesicle weight, low epididymal sperm concentration, abnormally shaped sperm heads with and without tails, very low sperm motility, very low IVF success. 

Histology evaluation:  Abnormal spermiogenesis (see1-3) with abnormal spermatid head shape (see 2), low number of elongating spermatids (see 3).

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1. Abnormal spermiogenesis  2. Abnormal spermatid head shape  3. Low number of elongating spermatids 
     
     

*The scope of our funding includes mapping of the mutation to a chromosomal region, but in most cases does not include cloning of the gene responsible for the infertile phenotype.