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ArticleScientific data2026

Matched whole-genome sequencing of blood (10×) and five single sperm cells (1×) per individual in 53 men.

Weiming Chen, Lei Yu, Ruidong Li, Hao Su, Zongyu Chen, Zhixu Zhang, Hui Zhang, Xiaolan Zhang, Yani Ding, Feifei Gou and 8 more

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Weiming ChenGuizhou University, Medical College, Guiyang, 550025, China.
Lei YuDepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.
Ruidong LiDepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.
Hao SuUrology Department, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550001, China.
Zongyu ChenUrology Department, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550001, China.
Zhixu ZhangUrology Department, Huaxi Area People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550025, China.
Hui ZhangObstetrics Department, Huaxi Area People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550025, China.
Xiaolan ZhangObstetrics Department, Huaxi Area People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550025, China.
Yani DingGynecology Department, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550001, China.
Feifei GouGynecology Department, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550001, China.
Yu LuGynecology Department, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550001, China.
Ye PanObstetrics Department, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550001, China.
Yong ZhangReproductive Department, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550001, China.
Jun HeReproductive Department, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550001, China.
Chaojun ChenReproductive Department, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550001, China.
Zongjian TanReproductive Department, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550001, China. zjtan@gzu.edu.cn.
Zhenyu JiaDepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA. zhenyuj@ucr.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1428-904X
Jianguo ZhuGuizhou University, Medical College, Guiyang, 550025, China. jgzhu@gzu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1171-0126

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81660426National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82303301
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asthenozoospermia, characterized by reduced sperm motility, is a major contributor to male infertility and motivates improved resources for studying spermatogenesis at the genomic level. Here, we present a paired whole-genome sequencing (WGS) dataset from 53 Han Chinese men, comprising matched blood WGS per participant (target ~10×) and 3-5 low-coverage single-sperm WGS libraries per participant (target ~1×). The dataset includes 263 single-sperm libraries (79 from 16 asthenozoospermic participants and 184 from 37 normozoospermic participants) and is accompanied by rich participant-level metadata, including baseline characteristics, endocrine measurements, and semen parameters such as sperm motility and vitality. Raw reads underwent standardized quality-control filtering, and key sequencing metrics (Q20 and GC content) met commonly used thresholds; the achieved mean depth was approximately 10× for blood and ~1.7× for single sperm. By integrating sperm motility/vitality phenotypes with individual-matched genomic information, this resource provides a foundation for male reproductive genomics and for developing and benchmarking algorithms for gamete-genome dissection, and may support future translational research on male infertility evaluation.

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AsthenozoospermiaSpermatozoaWhole Genome SequencingHumansMaleSperm Motility

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PMID41667499
PMCPMC13000326

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