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CCDC65, encoding a component of the axonemal Nexin-Dynein regulatory complex, is required for sperm flagellum structure in humans.
Clinical genetics - 1 Mar 2024
Jreijiri Fadwa, Cavarocchi Emma, Amiri-Yekta Amir, Cazin Caroline, Hosseini Seyedeh-Hanieh, El Khouri Elma, Patrat Catherine, Thierry-Mieg Nicolas, Ray Pierre F, Dulioust Emmanuel, Whitfield Marjorie, Touré Aminata
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Sperm flagella share an evolutionary conserved microtubule-based structure with motile cilia expressed at the surface of several cell types, such as the airways epithelial cells. As a result, male infertility can be observed as an isolated condition or a syndromic trait, illustrated by Primary Cilia Dyskinesia (PCD). We report two unrelated patients showing multiple morphological abnormalities of the sperm...
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