The mutation c.346-1G > a in SOHLH1 impairs sperm production in the homozygous but not in the heterozygous condition,Human Molecular Genetics

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The mutation c.346-1G > a in SOHLH1 impairs sperm production in the homozygous but not in the heterozygous condition
Human Molecular Genetics ( IF 3.1 ) Pub Date : 2021-08-18 , DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddab242
Mohan Liu _{1,

2} , Yihong Yang ₃ , Yan Wang ₃ , Suren Chen ₄ , Ying Shen ₁

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Nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA) is an important cause of male infertility, and the genetic pathogenesis is still incompletely understood. The previous study reported that heterozygous mutation of c.346-1G > A in SOHLH1 was identified in two NOA patients and suggested it is the pathogenic factor for NOA. However, in our research, this heterozygous mutation was confirmed in three Chinese infertile patients who were suffered from teratozoospermia, but they had normal sperm number. Intriguingly, a homozygous mutation of c.346-1G > A in SOHLH1 was detected in a severe oligozoospermia (SOZ) patient, characterized with severely decreased sperm count. Notably, we unprecedently revealed this homozygous mutation of c.346-1G > A in SOHLH1 lead to the sharp decrease in various germ cells and spermatogenesis dysfunction, which is similar with the phenotype of Sohlh1 knockout male mice. Moreover, western blotting confirmed that the homozygous mutation declined SOHLH1 protein expression. Additionally, we correlated the good prognosis of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in the patients carrying the mutation of c.346-1G > A in SOHLH1. Thus, we suggested that the heterozygous mutation of c.346-1G > A in SOHLH1 is responsible for teratozoospermia, and this homozygous mutation in SOHLH1 impairs spermatogenesis and further leads to the reduced sperm count, eventually causing male infertility, which unveils a new recessive-inheritance pattern of SOHLH1-associated male infertility initially.

更新日期：2021-08-18

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