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ArticleMolecular genetics & genomic medicine2021

Prevalence of Y chromosome microdeletion in azoospermia factor subregions among infertile men from West Bengal, India.

Saurav Dutta, Pranab Paladhi, Samudra Pal, Gunja Bose, Papiya Ghosh, Ratna Chattopadhyay, Baidyanath Chakravarty, Sujay Ghosh

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Saurav DuttaCytogenetics and Genomics Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
Pranab PaladhiCytogenetics and Genomics Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
Samudra PalCytogenetics and Genomics Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
Gunja BoseInstitute of Reproductive Medicine (IRM), Kolkata, India.
Papiya GhoshDepartment of Zoology, Bijoy Krishna Girls' College (Affiliated to University of Calcutta), Howrah, India.
Ratna ChattopadhyayInstitute of Reproductive Medicine (IRM), Kolkata, India.
Baidyanath ChakravartyInstitute of Reproductive Medicine (IRM), Kolkata, India.
Sujay GhoshCytogenetics and Genomics Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.ORCID 0000-0003-1703-8446
University of Calcutta · INInstitute of Reproductive Medicine · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEtiology of male infertility is intriguing and Y chromosome microdeletion within azoospermia factor (AZF) sub-regions is considered major cause. We conducted a screening for Y chromosome microdeletion in an infertile male cohort from West Bengal, India to characterize Y chromosome microdeletion among infertile men.

methodsWe recruited case subjects that were categorized on the basis of sperm count as azoospermia (N = 63), severe oligozoospermia (N = 38), and oligozoospermia (N = 17) and compared them with age, demography, and ethnicity matched healthy proven fertile control males (N = 84). Sequence Tagged Site makers and polymerase chain reaction based profiling of Y chromosome was done for AZF region and SRY for cases and controls.

resultsWe scored 16.1% of cases (19 out of 118) that bear one or more microdeletions in the studied loci and none among the controls. The aberrations were more frequent among azoospermic males (17 of 19) than in severe oligozoospermic subjects (2 of 19).

conclusionOur study provides the results of screening of the largest Bengali infertile men sample genotyped with the maximum number of STS markers spanning the entire length of Y chromosome long arm. Y chromosome microdeletion is a significant genetic etiology of infertility among Bengali men.

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Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseQuantitative Trait LociAzoospermiaCase-Control StudiesChromosome DeletionChromosomes, Human, YHumansIndiaInfertility, MaleMalePhenotypePrevalenceSex Chromosome AberrationsSex Chromosome Disorders of Sex Developmentazoospermiaazoospermia factormale infertilitysevere oligozoospermiaY-chromosome microdeletion

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