ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021
Identification and Characterization of the Most Common Genetic Variant Responsible for Acephalic Spermatozoa Syndrome in Men Originating from North Africa.
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- Recommendations for Human Sperm Morphology Assessment in 2025: An Expert Review From the French BLEFCO Group.Andrology · 2026Guideline
- The importance of integrating genetic testing into reproductive medicine: a retrospective observational study investigating the monogenic causes of human infertility in couples considering ICSI.Journal of human genetics · 2026Observational
- SUN5 forms a regular protein lattice reinforcing the sperm head-tail junction.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- 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
- Genetic etiological spectrum of sperm morphological abnormalities.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2024Review
- The Development, Differentiation, and Toxicity in Reproduction.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- The relevance of sperm morphology in male infertility.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2022Article
- Genetic pathogenesis of acephalic spermatozoa syndrome: past, present, and future.Asian journal of andrologyReview
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Abstract
Acephalic spermatozoa syndrome (ASS) is a rare but extremely severe type of teratozoospermia, defined by the presence of a majority of headless flagella and a minority of tail-less sperm heads in the ejaculate. Like the other severe monomorphic teratozoospermias, ASS has a strong genetic basis and is most often caused by bi-allelic variants in
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