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Qin S, Wang X, Li Y. A novel SRY pathogenic variant from a 46,XY female harboring a nonsense point mutation (G to A) in position 293. Clin Case Rep 2021; 9:e04706. [PMID: 34466259 PMCID: PMC8385684 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.4706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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46,XY female is a genetic disorder characterized by gonad gender not consistent with chromosomal sex. The SRY gene mutation is a common cause of 46,XY reversal type 1 (OMIM: 400044). Peripheral blood was collected from a 46,XY female patient and her father. Sex chromosomes were confirmed by karyotype analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) detection of the specific probe of sex chromosomes with cultured lymphocytes. After extracting blood genomic DNA, SRY characteristic fluorescence peak was detected by quantitative fluorescence PCR (QF-PCR) method. Whole exome was sequenced with NGS, and SRY gene was sequenced by Sanger sequencing, respectively. The chromosomes X and Y of the patient were confirmed by karyotype of 46,XY, and FISH specific probe of chromosome X and Y. SRY specific fluorescence peak was observed by QF-PCR. The whole-exome sequencing results showed chrY: 2655352(GRCh37): c.293G>A hemizygote mutation, confirmed by Sanger sequencing. The de novo mutation resulted in the mRNA encoding the tryptophan codon of 98 (UGG) change into a termination codon (UAG) (P.Trp98ter), and the translation process was terminated prematurely. The discovery of this novel mutation in the SRY gene helps elucidate the molecular mechanism of 46,XY female sex reversal and enriches such patients' genetic mutation spectrum.
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- Shengfang Qin
- Department of Medical Genetics and Prenatal DiagnosisSichuan Provincial Hospital for Women and ChildrenChengduChina
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Prenatal DiagnosisSichuan Provincial Hospital for Women and ChildrenChengduChina
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Prenatal DiagnosisSichuan Provincial Hospital for Women and ChildrenChengduChina
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Roberts J, Lyalin D, Tosatto N, Rana P, Fadoul H, Welsh H, Zhang L, Cooley L, Repnikova E. Novel mosaic SRY gene deletions in three newborn males with variable genitourinary malformations. Am J Med Genet A 2018; 176:2017-2023. [PMID: 30055081 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.40428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Revised: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ambiguous genitalia in the newborn can present a diagnostic challenge in medical practice. In most cases, the causes of genitourinary anomalies are not well understood; both genetic and environmental factors are thought to play a role. In this study, we report mosaic SRY gene deletion identified by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis in three unrelated newborn male patients with genital anomalies. G-banded chromosomes and microarray analysis were normal for all three patients. One patient had microphallus, hypospadias, bifid scrotum, exstrophic perineal tissue identified as a rectal duplication, lumbar vertebral anomalies, scoliosis, and a dysmorphic sacrum. The other two patients had isolated epispadias with the urethral meatus close to the penopubic junction. All three had bilateral palpable gonads in the scrotum. While this is the first report of mosaic SRY deletions, mosaic SRY sequence variants have been described in patients with variable genitourinary anomalies. This study identifies FISH analysis as a reliable method for mosaic SRY deletion detection. We suggest SRY FISH analysis should be used in the clinical workup of patients with genitourinary ambiguity.
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- Jennifer Roberts
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Laboratory Genetics & Genomics, The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Laboratory Genetics & Genomics, The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Laboratory Genetics & Genomics, The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri.,Children's Mercy Hospital, The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri.,Children's Mercy Hospital, The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Children's Mercy Hospital, The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri.,Division of Clinical Genetics, The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Laboratory Genetics & Genomics, The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri.,Children's Mercy Hospital, The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Laboratory Genetics & Genomics, The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri.,Children's Mercy Hospital, The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Laboratory Genetics & Genomics, The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri.,Children's Mercy Hospital, The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri
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Nistal M, Paniagua R, González-Peramato P, Reyes-Múgica M. Perspectives in Pediatric Pathology, Chapter 5. Gonadal Dysgenesis. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2015; 18:259-78. [PMID: 25105336 DOI: 10.2350/14-04-1471-pb.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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One of the most challenging areas in pediatric testicular pathology is the appropriate understanding and pathological diagnosis of disorders of sexual development (DSD), and in particular, the issue of gonadal dysgenesis. Here we present the main concepts necessary for their understanding and appropriate classification, with extensive genetic correlations.
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- Manuel Nistal
- 1 Department of Pathology, Hospital La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Calle Arzobispo Morcillo #2, Madrid 28029, Spain
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- 2 Department of Cell Biology, Universidad de Alcala, Madrid, Spain
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- 1 Department of Pathology, Hospital La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Calle Arzobispo Morcillo #2, Madrid 28029, Spain
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- 3 Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, One Children's Hospital Drive, 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA
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Stoppa-Vaucher S, Ayabe T, Paquette J, Patey N, Francoeur D, Vuissoz JM, Deladoëy J, Samuels ME, Ogata T, Deal CL. 46, XY gonadal dysgenesis: new SRY point mutation in two siblings with paternal germ line mosaicism. Clin Genet 2012; 82:505-13. [PMID: 22288726 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2011.01832.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Familial recurrence risks are poorly understood in cases of de novo mutations. In the event of parental germ line mosaicism, recurrence risks can be higher than generally appreciated, with implications for genetic counseling and clinical practice. In the course of treating a female with pubertal delay and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, we identified a new missense mutation in the SRY gene, leading to somatic feminization of this karyotypically normal XY individual. We tested a younger sister despite a normal onset of puberty, who also possessed an XY karyotype and the same SRY mutation. Imaging studies in the sister revealed an ovarian tumor, which was removed. DNA from the father's blood possessed the wild type SRY sequence, and paternity testing was consistent with the given family structure. A brother was 46, XY with a wild type SRY sequence strongly suggesting paternal Y-chromosome germline mosaicism for the mutation. In disorders of sexual development (DSDs), early diagnosis is critical for optimal psychological development of the affected patients. In this case, preventive karyotypic screening allowed early diagnosis of a gonadal tumor in the sibling prior to the age of normal puberty. Our results suggest that cytological or molecular diagnosis should be applied for siblings of an affected DSD individual.
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- S Stoppa-Vaucher
- Endocrinology Service, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center and Université de Montréal, Montréal H3T 1C5, Canada
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A novel missense mutation in the high mobility group domain of SRY drastically reduces its DNA-binding capacity and causes paternally transmitted 46,XY complete gonadal dysgenesis. Fertil Steril 2011; 96:851-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.07.1137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2011] [Revised: 06/13/2011] [Accepted: 07/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Knower KC, Kelly S, Ludbrook LM, Bagheri-Fam S, Sim H, Bernard P, Sekido R, Lovell-Badge R, Harley VR. Failure of SOX9 regulation in 46XY disorders of sex development with SRY, SOX9 and SF1 mutations. PLoS One 2011; 6:e17751. [PMID: 21412441 PMCID: PMC3055899 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2010] [Accepted: 02/13/2011] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background In human embryogenesis, loss of SRY (sex determining region on Y), SOX9 (SRY-related HMG box 9) or SF1 (steroidogenic factor 1) function causes disorders of sex development (DSD). A defining event of vertebrate sex determination is male-specific upregulation and maintenance of SOX9 expression in gonadal pre-Sertoli cells, which is preceded by transient SRY expression in mammals. In mice, Sox9 regulation is under the transcriptional control of SRY, SF1 and SOX9 via a conserved testis-specific enhancer of Sox9 (TES). Regulation of SOX9 in human sex determination is however poorly understood. Methodology/Principal Findings We show that a human embryonal carcinoma cell line (NT2/D1) can model events in presumptive Sertoli cells that initiate human sex determination. SRY associates with transcriptionally active chromatin in NT2/D1 cells and over-expression increases endogenous SOX9 expression. SRY and SF1 co-operate to activate the human SOX9 homologous TES (hTES), a process dependent on phosphorylated SF1. SOX9 also activates hTES, augmented by SF1, suggesting a mechanism for maintenance of SOX9 expression by auto-regulation. Analysis of mutant SRY, SF1 and SOX9 proteins encoded by thirteen separate 46,XY DSD gonadal dysgenesis individuals reveals a reduced ability to activate hTES. Conclusions/Significance We demonstrate how three human sex-determining factors are likely to function during gonadal development around SOX9 as a hub gene, with different genetic causes of 46,XY DSD due a common failure to upregulate SOX9 transcription.
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- Kevin C Knower
- Molecular Genetics and Development, Prince Henry's Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Isidor B, Capito C, Paris F, Baron S, Corradini N, Cabaret B, Leclair MD, Giraud M, Martin-Coignard D, David A, Sultan C, Le Caignec C. Familial frameshift SRY mutation inherited from a mosaic father with testicular dysgenesis syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009; 94:3467-71. [PMID: 19531589 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-0226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT The SRY gene encodes a transcription factor responsible for initiating testis differentiation. Mutations in SRY almost always result in XY sex reversal with pure gonadal dysgenesis and an increased risk of gonadal tumor. Most of these mutations are de novo, affecting only one individual in a family. Only a small subset of mutations is shared between a phenotypically normal father and one or more of his affected children. Incomplete penetrance and somatic mosaicism are two hypotheses that may explain a normal phenotype in a father carrying a SRY mutation. PATIENTS AND RESULTS We describe a family with two sisters with XY sex reversal and pure gonadal dysgenesis and a phenotypically normal brother. A novel constitutional frameshift SRY mutation was identified in both sisters and was absent in the brother. The single base pair deletion (c.71delA) led to a premature stop codon in position 60 of the protein, removing entirely the high-mobility group domain and the DNA-binding domain of SRY. The father of the three children presented with hypospadias; cryptorchidism; testicular seminoma and oligoasthenozoospermia, an association termed testicular dysgenesis syndrome (TDS); and the SRY mutation in a mosaic state in the peripheral blood and the tumor. CONCLUSIONS This observation of somatic and germinal mosaicism for a SRY mutation may explain the variable penetrance in some familial gonadal dysgenesis. Importantly, the present report is the first one describing the association of SRY mutation in a male with TDS. This suggests that mutations in a sex-determining gene may contribute to the pathogenesis of TDS.
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- Bertrand Isidor
- Service de Génétique Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, 9 Quai Moncousu, 44093 Nantes Cedex 1, France
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Paris F, Philibert P, Lumbroso S, Baldet P, Charvet JP, Galifer RB, Sultan C. Primary amenorrhea in a 46,XY adolescent girl with partial gonadal dysgenesis: identification of a new SRY gene mutation. Fertil Steril 2007; 88:1437.e21-5. [PMID: 17493621 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.01.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2006] [Revised: 01/09/2007] [Accepted: 01/09/2007] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the genetic cause of primary amenorrhea in a 46,XY adolescent girl. DESIGN Case report. SETTING Pediatric endocrinology and gynecologic unit of an academic hospital. PATIENT(S) A 16-year-old adolescent referred for primary amenorrhea. INTERVENTION(S) Endocrine and surgical investigation, SRY mutational analysis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Plasma gonadotropin levels, estradiol and testosterone levels, and pathologic findings. RESULT(S) We report a new mutation of the SRY gene in a 46,XY sex-reversed patient. We observed two unusual features. First, partial pubertal development has rarely been described in association with SRY gene mutation. Second, the location of the mutation was in the HMG box region of the SRY gene, in contrast to the other partial cases of 46,XY gonadal dysgenesis. In addition, the presence of a gonadoblastoma underlines the necessity of removing the gonads quickly in 46,XY sex-reversal cases, and raises several questions about the role of the SRY gene in the development of such tumors. CONCLUSION(S) Partial pubertal development in a 46,XY sex-reversed patient does not exclude SRY gene mutation.
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- Françoise Paris
- Service d'Hormonologie, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Giuffrè M, Sammarco P, Fabiano C, Giardina F, Lunetta F, Corsello G. Identification of a new nonsense mutation (Tyr129Stop) of the SRY gene in a newborn infant with XY sex-reversal. Am J Med Genet A 2004; 128A:46-7. [PMID: 15211655 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Point mutations and deletions of SRY gene have been described in several cases of XY gonadal dysgenesis. To date, most of these mutations affect the HMG domain of SRY which plays a central role in DNA binding activity of SRY. We report on a non-mosaic XY sex-reversed newborn girl (completely female external genitalia). The direct sequencing of SRY showed a new nonsense mutation in a codon of SRY gene flanking the 3' end of the HMG domain: a thymine is replaced by a guanine at position +387 in codon 129, resulting in the replacement of the amino acid tyrosine (TAT) by a stop codon (TAG). The new mutation of this patient provides further evidence to support the functional importance of the putative DNA binding activity of the HMG-box domain.
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- Mario Giuffrè
- Dipartimento Materno Infantile, Universitá degli Studi di Palermo, Via Cardinale Rampolla 1, 90142 Palermo, Italy.
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Alvarez-Nava F, Soto M, Borjas L, Ortiz R, Rojas A, Martínez S, Revol A, Barrera H, Alvarez Z. Molecular analysis of SRY gene in patients with mixed gonadal dysgenesis. ANNALES DE GENETIQUE 2001; 44:155-9. [PMID: 11694229 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-3995(01)01081-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mixed gonadal dysgenesis (MGD) includes a group of heterogeneous conditions consisting of a dysgenetic testis with a streak gonad. MGD is probably due to a disturbance in testicular determination/differentiation. The objective of this study is to analyze the SRY gene in MGD patients. A molecular investigation was undertaken in sixteen patients with this disorder in an attempt to determine mutations in SRY through polymerase chain reaction, single strand conformational polymorphism and direct sequencing. Eleven patients showed 45,X/46,XY and five 46,XY karyotype. Mutations in SRY gene were shown to be absent in these patients. This study confirms the findings of other studies. The etiology of MGD is heterogeneous, and cytogenetics mosaicism typically seen in these patients may be a cause of this condition, although, the presence of mutations in testicular organizing genes downstream of SRY is still to rule out.
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- F Alvarez-Nava
- Unidad de Genética Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia, Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo. Ave. 23. ZIP 4001. Maracaibo, Estado Zulia. P.O. Box: 15374. Venezuela, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
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Sry is the Y-chromosomal gene that acts as a trigger for male development in mammalian embryos. This gene encodes a high mobility group (HMG) box transcription factor that is known to bind to specific target sequences in DNA and to cause a bend in the chromatin. DNA bending appears to be part of the mechanism by which Sry influences transcription of genes downstream in a cascade of gene regulation leading to maleness, but the factors that cooperate with, and the direct targets of, Sry remain to be identified. One gene known to be downstream from Sry in this cascade in Sox9, which encodes a transcription factor related to Sry by the HMG box. Like Sry, mutations in Sox9 disrupt male development, but unlike Sry, the role of Sox9 is not limited to mammals. This review focuses on what is known about the two genes and their likely modes of action, and draws together recent data relating to how they might interconnect with the network of gene activity implicated in testis determination in mammals.
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- P Koopman
- Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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Canto P, de la Chesnaye E, López M, Cervantes A, Chávez B, Vilchis F, Reyes E, Ulloa-Aguirre A, Kofman-Alfaro S, Méndez JP. A mutation in the 5' non-high mobility group box region of the SRY gene in patients with Turner syndrome and Y mosaicism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000; 85:1908-11. [PMID: 10843173 DOI: 10.1210/jcem.85.5.6609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In Ullrich-Turner syndrome (UTS) patients, the presence of a Y-chromosome or Y-derived material has been documented in frequencies ranging from 4-61%. Mutations of SRY (testis-determining gene) constitute the cause of XY sex reversal in approximately 10-15% of females with pure gonadal dysgenesis. Most of these mutations have been described in the HMG (high mobility group) box of the gene, which is the region responsible for DNA binding and bending; however, various mutations outside the HMG box have been reported. We carried out molecular studies of the SRY gene in three patients with a UTS phenotype and bilateral streaks; two presented a 45,X/46,XY mosaic, and the third a Y marker chromosome. In two patients a missense mutation, S18N, was identified in the 5' non-HMG box region in DNA from blood and both streaks; this mutation was not identified in 75 normal males. Sequencing of the DNA region of interest was normal in the father and older brother of patient 1, demonstrating that in this patient the mutation was de novo. A previous report of a 46,XY patient with partial gonadal dysgenesis who presented the same mutation as our patients indicates the probable existence of a hot spot in this region of the SRY gene and strengthens the possibility that all gonadal dysgeneses constitute part of a spectrum of the same disorder. It also demonstrates that a single genetic abnormality can result in a wide range of phenotypic expression.
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- P Canto
- Research Unit in Developmental Biology, Hospital de Pediatría, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico DF
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Assumpção JG, Guerra AT, Palandi de Mello M. Recurrence of a nonsense mutation in the conserved domain of SRY in a Brazilian patient with 46,XY gonadal dysgenesis. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 1999; 12:455-7. [PMID: 10821226 DOI: 10.1515/jpem.1999.12.3.455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We tested a female patient with 46,XY karyotype and pure gonadal dysgenesis for the presence of the SRY gene and for mutations within the SRY conserved domain. A point mutation was identified at nucleotide position 209 with respect to the first ATG. The base substitution is a G-->A transition in the first nucleotide of codon 70 which changes a tryptophan (TGG) to a stop codon (TAG). Even though the father was not available for investigation we assumed that it is a de novo mutation, since it probably generates a nonfunctional truncated protein.
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- J G Assumpção
- Centro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genética, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), SP, Brasil
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Hines RS, Tho SP, Zhang YY, Plouffe L, Hansen KA, Khan I, McDonough PG. Paternal somatic and germ-line mosaicism for a sex-determining region on Y (SRY) missense mutation leading to recurrent 46,XY sex reversal. Fertil Steril 1997; 67:675-9. [PMID: 9093193 DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(97)81365-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the etiology for recurrent 46,XY sex reversal in a family with two Swyer siblings. DESIGN Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from peripheral lymphocytes and sperm were analyzed for duplication of the dosage sensitive sex locus (DSS) and for mutations in sex-determining region on Y (SRY). SETTING An academic teaching hospital. PATIENTS A family consisting of mother, father, and five phenotypic daughters, of which two were 46,XY sex-reversed females. INTERVENTION Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extraction, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Southern blotting, dosage densitometry, single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP), and sequencing. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Comparison of control and subject DNA. RESULTS Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) analysis of SRY in genomic DNA from the 46,XY sex-reversed siblings revealed identical missense mutations (T-->G) in both sisters. Analysis of the SRY gene in paternal lymphocyte and sperm DNA revealed mosaicism for wild and mutant (T-->G) SRY sequences. SRY analysis of sperm DNA also demonstrated the same mosaicism for the T-->G missense mutation. CONCLUSION A postembryonic SRY mutation gave rise to paternal mosaicism for two distinct cell populations (SRY+/SRY-). The presence of a wild type SRY in the somatic cell line may account for a normal pattern of male sexual differentiation, whereas the presence of a mutated SRY in the germ line resulted in two 46,XY sex-reversed offspring. These results confirm a proposed mechanism for the condition of recurrent 46,XY sex-reversed females.
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- R S Hines
- Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA
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