A de novo paradigm for male infertility.
Nat Commun
; 13(1): 154, 2022 01 10.
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ABSTRACT
De novo mutations are known to play a prominent role in sporadic disorders with reduced fitness. We hypothesize that de novo mutations play an important role in severe male infertility and explain a portion of the genetic causes of this understudied disorder. To test this hypothesis, we utilize trio-based exome sequencing in a cohort of 185 infertile males and their unaffected parents. Following a systematic analysis, 29 of 145 rare (MAF < 0.1%) protein-altering de novo mutations are classified as possibly causative of the male infertility phenotype. We observed a significant enrichment of loss-of-function de novo mutations in loss-of-function-intolerant genes (p-value = 1.00 × 10-5) in infertile men compared to controls. Additionally, we detected a significant increase in predicted pathogenic de novo missense mutations affecting missense-intolerant genes (p-value = 5.01 × 10-4) in contrast to predicted benign de novo mutations. One gene we identify, RBM5, is an essential regulator of male germ cell pre-mRNA splicing and has been previously implicated in male infertility in mice. In a follow-up study, 6 rare pathogenic missense mutations affecting this gene are observed in a cohort of 2,506 infertile patients, whilst we find no such mutations in a cohort of 5,784 fertile men (p-value = 0.03). Our results provide evidence for the role of de novo mutations in severe male infertility and point to new candidate genes affecting fertility.
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Asunto principal:
Oligospermia
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Proteínas de Unión al ARN
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Proteínas de Ciclo Celular
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Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad
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Mutación Missense
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Proteínas Supresoras de Tumor
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Proteínas de Unión al ADN
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Azoospermia
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Mutación con Pérdida de Función
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Nat Commun
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA
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CIENCIA
Año:
2022
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Article