ReviewBioMed research international2020
Beyond Acephalic Spermatozoa: The Complexity of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Outcomes.
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- The spermatozoon neck role in infertility and intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcomes.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2026Review
- A Novel Homozygous Mutation in PMFBP1 Associated with Acephalic Spermatozoa Defects.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Novel CCDC188 variants cause acephalic spermatozoa syndrome with poor intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcome.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025Article
- Spermatozoa centriole quality determined by FRAC may correlate with zygote nucleoli polarization-a pilot study.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025Article
- Pathogenesis of acephalic spermatozoa syndrome caused by PMFBP1 mutation.Basic and clinical andrology · 2024Article
- Compound heterozygous mutations in PMFBP1 cause acephalic spermatozoa syndrome: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- Novel mutations of PMFBP1 in a man with acephalic spermatozoa defects.Molecular genetics & genomic medicine · 2022Article
- Semen parameters are seriously affected in acephalic spermatozoa syndrome.Basic and clinical andrology · 2022Article
- The relevance of sperm morphology in male infertility.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2022Article
- The missing linker between SUN5 and PMFBP1 in sperm head-tail coupling apparatus.Nature communications · 2021Article
- Identification and Characterization of the Most Common Genetic Variant Responsible for Acephalic Spermatozoa Syndrome in Men Originating from North Africa.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- Lack of trusted diagnostic tools for undetermined male infertility.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2021Review
- The sperm centrioles.Molecular and cellular endocrinology · 2020Review
- The Role of Genetics and Oxidative Stress in the Etiology of Male Infertility-A Unifying Hypothesis?Frontiers in endocrinology · 2020Review
- Sperm morphology value in assisted reproduction: dismantling an enigma and key takeaways for the busy clinician.Therapeutic advances in reproductive healthReview
- Novel SUN5 Mutation Associated with Acephalic Spermatozoa Syndrome: A Cross-sectional Study.Journal of human reproductive sciencesArticle
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
This review analyses the genetic mechanisms of acephalic spermatozoa (AS) defects, which are associated with primary infertility in men. Several target genes of headless sperms have been identified but intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcomes are complex. Based on electron microscopic observations, broken points of the sperm neck are AS defects that are based on various genes that can be classified into three subtypes:
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