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Kherouatou-Chaoui N, Chellat-Rezgoune D, Rezgoune ML, Mc Elreavey K, Touabti LS, Abadi N, Satta D. SRY and NR5A1 gene mutation in Algerian children and adolescents with DSD and testicular dysgenesis. Afr Health Sci 2021; 21:1491-1497. [PMID: 35222615 PMCID: PMC8843263 DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v21i3.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background In humans, sex determination and differentiation is genetically controlled. Disorders of sex development (DSD) result in anomalies of the development of the external and internal genitalia. Variants in transcription factors such as SRY, NR5A1 and SOX9, can cause changes in gonadal development often associated with ambiguity of the external genitalia. Objectives This study has been conducted to determine the frequency, types and associated genetic alterations in patients with DSD in the Algerian population. Methods Thirty patients were included. Based on their clinical presentation, thirteen patients presented with ambiguous external genitalia, thirteen patients presented with hypospadias and four patients presented with bilateral undescended testes. Karyotype analysis was performed on peripheral blood lymphocytes using standard R-banding. DNA was isolated from blood leukocytes for PCR reaction and mutational analysis of SRY and NR5A1 was done by direct sequencing. Results Most patients with ambiguous genitalia had a 46,XY karyotype. One patient had a deletion of SRY, otherwise no point mutations in SRY or NR5A1 genes were identified. However, a single NR5A1 polymorphism (p.Gly146Ala) in patient with 46,XX DSD has been detected. Conclusions The absence of mutations in these genes suggests that there are others genes playing an important role in sex development and differentiation.
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- Naouel Kherouatou-Chaoui
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology. Frères Mentouri University-Constantine 1, Constantine, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology. Frères Mentouri University-Constantine 1, Constantine, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology. Frères Mentouri University-Constantine 1, Constantine, Algeria
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- Human Genetic Developmental Unit, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Biology and Molecular Genetic, University Constantine 3, Constantine, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology. Frères Mentouri University-Constantine 1, Constantine, Algeria
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Bhargava A, Arnold AP, Bangasser DA, Denton KM, Gupta A, Hilliard Krause LM, Mayer EA, McCarthy M, Miller WL, Raznahan A, Verma R. Considering Sex as a Biological Variable in Basic and Clinical Studies: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement. Endocr Rev 2021; 42:219-258. [PMID: 33704446 PMCID: PMC8348944 DOI: 10.1210/endrev/bnaa034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In May 2014, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) stated its intent to "require applicants to consider sex as a biological variable (SABV) in the design and analysis of NIH-funded research involving animals and cells." Since then, proposed research plans that include animals routinely state that both sexes/genders will be used; however, in many instances, researchers and reviewers are at a loss about the issue of sex differences. Moreover, the terms sex and gender are used interchangeably by many researchers, further complicating the issue. In addition, the sex or gender of the researcher might influence study outcomes, especially those concerning behavioral studies, in both animals and humans. The act of observation may change the outcome (the "observer effect") and any experimental manipulation, no matter how well-controlled, is subject to it. This is nowhere more applicable than in physiology and behavior. The sex of established cultured cell lines is another issue, in addition to aneuploidy; chromosomal numbers can change as cells are passaged. Additionally, culture medium contains steroids, growth hormone, and insulin that might influence expression of various genes. These issues often are not taken into account, determined, or even considered. Issues pertaining to the "sex" of cultured cells are beyond the scope of this Statement. However, we will discuss the factors that influence sex and gender in both basic research (that using animal models) and clinical research (that involving human subjects), as well as in some areas of science where sex differences are routinely studied. Sex differences in baseline physiology and associated mechanisms form the foundation for understanding sex differences in diseases pathology, treatments, and outcomes. The purpose of this Statement is to highlight lessons learned, caveats, and what to consider when evaluating data pertaining to sex differences, using 3 areas of research as examples; it is not intended to serve as a guideline for research design.
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- Aditi Bhargava
- Center for Reproductive Sciences, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Disease Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience, Division of Digestive Diseases, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Disease Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience, Division of Digestive Diseases, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Program in Neuroscience, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for Reproductive Sciences, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Section on Developmental Neurogenomics, Human Genetics Branch, National Institutes of Mental Health, Intramural Research Program, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Diffusion and Connectomics In Precision Healthcare Research (DiCIPHR) lab, Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Akinsal EC, Baydilli N, Demirtas A, Saatci C, Ekmekcioglu O. Ten cases with 46,XX testicular disorder of sex development: single center experience. Int Braz J Urol 2017; 43:770-775. [PMID: 28379671 PMCID: PMC5557456 DOI: 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2016.0505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Objective To present clinical, chromosomal and hormonal features of ten cases with SRY-positive 46,XX testicular disorder of sex development who were admitted to our infertility clinic. Cases and Methods Records of the cases who were admitted to our infertility clinic between 2004 and 2015 were investigated. Ten 46,XX testicular disorder of sex development cases were detected. Clinical, hormonal and chromosomal assessments were analized. Results Mean age at diagnosis was 30.4, mean body height was 166.9cm. Hormonal data indicated that the patients had a higher FSH, LH levels, lower TT level and normal E2, PRL levels. Karyotype analysis of all patients confirmed 46,XX karyotype, and FISH analysis showed that SRY gene was positive and translocated to Xp. The AZFa, AZFb and AZFc regions were absent in 8 cases. In one case AZFb and AZFc incomplete deletion and normal AZFa region was present. In the other one all AZF regions were present. Conclusion Gonadal development disorders such as SRY-positive 46,XX testicular disorder of sex development can be diagnosed in infertility clinics during infertility work-up. Although these cases had no chance of bearing a child, they should be protected from negative effects of testosterone deficiency by replacement therapies.
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- Emre Can Akinsal
- Department of Urology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Genetics, Erciyes University Medical Faculty Medical, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey
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The main factor influencing sex determination of an embryo is the sex-determining region Y (SRY), a master regulatory gene located on the Y chromosome. The presence of SRY causes the bipotential gonad to differentiate into a testis. However, some individuals carry a Y chromosome but are phenotypically female (46,XY females) or have a female karyotype but are phenotypically male (46,XX males). 46, XX male is rare (1:20 000 in newborn males), and SRY positivity is responsible for this condition in approximately 90% of these subjects. External genitalia of 46,XX SRY-positive males appear as normal male external genitalia, and such cases are diagnosed when they present with small testes and/or infertility after puberty. Herein, we report an adolescent who presented with low testicular volume and who was diagnosed as a 46,XX male. SRY positivity was demonstrated in the patient by fluorescence in situ hybridization method.
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- Ahmet Anık
- Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, İzmir, Turkey. E-mail:
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- Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, İzmir, Turkey
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- Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, İzmir, Turkey
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- Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, İzmir, Turkey
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Clinical, cytogenetic, and molecular analysis with 46,XX male sex reversal syndrome: case reports. J Assist Reprod Genet 2013; 30:431-5. [PMID: 23378127 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-013-9939-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2012] [Accepted: 01/20/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the clinical characteristics of different categories of sex-reversed 46,XX individuals and their relationships with chromosomal karyotype and the SRY gene. METHODS Chromosome karyotyping for peripheral blood culture and multi-PCR and FISH were performed. RESULTS Endocrinological data showed that their endocrine hormone levels were similar to that observed for Klinefelter syndrome, with higher FSH and LH levels and lower T levels. Chromosome karyotyping for peripheral blood culture revealed 46, XX complement for 11 males. Molecular studies showed that there were locus deletions at SY84, SY86, SY127, SY134, SY254 and SY255 in AZF on chromosome Y in 9 cases, with the SRY gene present at the terminus of the X chromosome short arm. In one case, besides 6 locus deletions in AZF, there was also SRY gene deletion. In another case, there were locus deletions only at SY254 and SY255, with SY84, SY86, SY127 SY134 loci and SRY present. CONCLUSIONS The majority (10/11) of 46,XX males were SRY positive, with the SRY gene translocated into the terminus of the X chromosome short arm. These patients were caused mainly by an X/Y chromosomal inter-change during paternal meiosis, leading to the differentiation of primary gonads into testes. Only a single patient (1/11) was SRY-negative, in which there might be some unknown downstream genes involved in sex determination.
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Griswold SL, Behringer RR. Fetal Leydig cell origin and development. Sex Dev 2009; 3:1-15. [PMID: 19339813 DOI: 10.1159/000200077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2008] [Accepted: 10/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Male sexual differentiation is a complex process requiring the hormone-producing function of somatic cells in the gonad, including Sertoli cells and fetal Leydig cells (FLCs). FLCs are essential for virilization of the male embryo, but despite their crucial function, relatively little is known about their origins or development. Adult Leydig cells (ALCs), which arise at puberty, have been studied extensively and much of what has been learned about this cell population has been extrapolated to FLCs. This approach is problematic in that prevailing dogma in the field asserts that these 2 populations are distinct in origin. As such, it is imprudent to assume that FLCs arise and develop in a similar manner to ALCs. This review provides a critical assessment of studies performed on FLC populations, rather than those extrapolated from ALC studies to assemble a model for FLC origins and development. Furthermore, we underscore the need for conclusive identification of the source population of fetal Leydig cells.
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- S L Griswold
- Program in Developmental Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex., USA
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Minor A, Mohammed F, Farouk A, Hatakeyama C, Johnson K, Chow V, Ma S. Genetic characterization of two 46,XX males without gonadal ambiguities. J Assist Reprod Genet 2008; 25:547-52. [PMID: 18972202 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-008-9265-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2008] [Accepted: 10/07/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate hypotheses which explain phenotypic variability in sex determining region Y positive 46,XX males. We investigate two 46,XX males without gonadal ambiguities. METHODS Cytogenetic and molecular analyses were used to identify the presence of Y chromosome material and to map the translocation breakpoint. Finally, the pattern of X chromosome inactivation was studied using the methylation assay at the androgen receptor locus. RESULTS The presence of Y chromosome material, including the sex determining region Y gene, was demonstrated in both men. However, the amount of translocated Y chromosome material differed between the patients. Different X chromosome inactivation patterns were found in the patients; random in one patient and non-random in the other. CONCLUSIONS We found a lack of association between phenotype and X chromosome inactivation pattern. Our cytogenetic and molecular analyses show support for the position effect hypothesis explaining the phenotypic variability in XX males.
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- Agata Minor
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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The chromosome 11 region from strain 129 provides protection from sex reversal in XYPOS mice. Genetics 2008; 179:419-27. [PMID: 18458101 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.108.088088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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C57BL/6J (B6) mice containing the Mus domesticus poschiavinus Y chromosome, YPOS, develop ovarian tissue, whereas testicular tissue develops in DBA/2J or 129S1/SvImJ (129) mice containing the YPOS chromosome. To identify genes involved in sex determination, we used a congenic strain approach to determine which chromosomal regions from 129Sl/SvImJ provide protection against sex reversal in XYPOS mice of the C57BL/6J.129-YPOS strain. Genome scans using microsatellite and SNP markers identified a chromosome 11 region of 129 origin in C57BL/6J.129-YPOS mice. To determine if this region influenced testis development in XYPOS mice, two strains of C57BL/6J-YPOS mice were produced and used in genetic experiments. XYPOS adults homozygous for the 129 region had a lower incidence of sex reversal than XYPOS adults homozygous for the B6 region. In addition, many homozygous 129 XYPOS fetuses developed normal-appearing testes, an occurrence never observed in XYPOS mice of the C57BL/6J-YPOS strain. Finally, the amount of testicular tissue observed in ovotestes of heterozygous 129/B6 XYPOS fetuses was greater than the amount observed in ovotestes of homozygous B6 XYPOS fetuses. We conclude that a chromosome 11 locus derived from 129Sl/SvImJ essentially protects against sex reversal in XYPOS mice. A number of genes located in this chromosome 11 region are discussed as potential candidates.
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Ellaithi M, Gisselsson D, Nilsson T, Abd El-Fatah S, Ali T, Elagib A, Ibrahim ME, Fadl-Elmula I. A del(X)(p11) carrying SRY sequences in an infant with ambiguous genitalia. BMC Pediatr 2006; 6:11. [PMID: 16594994 PMCID: PMC1458339 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-6-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2005] [Accepted: 04/04/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background SRY (sex-determining region, Y) is the gene responsible of gonadal differentiation in the male and it is essential for the regular development of male genitalia. Translocations involving the human sex chromosomes are rarely reported, however here we are reporting a very rare translocation of SRY gene to the q -arm of a deleted X chromosome. This finding was confirmed by cytogenetic, fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Case presentation A 7-month infant was clinically diagnosed as an intersex case, with a phallus, labia majora and minora, a blind vagina and a male urethra. Neither uterus nor testes was detected by Ultrasonography. G-banding of his chromosomes showed 46,X,del(X)(p11) and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis showed a very small piece from the Y chromosome translocated to the q-arm of the del(X). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis revealed the presence of material from the sex-determining region Y (SRY) gene. Conclusion It is suggested that the phenotype of the patient was caused by activation of the deleted X chromosome with SRY translocation, which is responsible for gonadal differentiation.
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- M Ellaithi
- Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
- International University of Africa, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khartoum, Sudan
- The Orchids society for congenitally malformed children, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Khartoum Teaching Hospital, Department of Radiology, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Tropical Medical Research Institute, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Al Neelain Medical Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Al Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan
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Lim HN, Berkovitz GD, Hughes IA, Hawkins JR. Mutation analysis of subjects with 46, XX sex reversal and 46, XY gonadal dysgenesis does not support the involvement of SOX3 in testis determination. Hum Genet 2000; 107:650-2. [PMID: 11153920 DOI: 10.1007/s004390000428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2000] [Accepted: 10/10/2000] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Despite the identification of an increasing number of genes involved in sex determination and differentiation, no cause can be attributed to most cases of 46, XY gonadal dysgenesis, approximately 20% of 46, XX males and the majority of subjects with 46, XX true hermaphroditism. Perhaps the most interesting candidate for involvement in sexual development is SOX3, which belongs to the same family of proteins (SOX) as SRY and SOX9, both of which are involved in testis differentiation. As SOX3 is the most likely evolutionary precursor to SRY, it has been proposed that it has retained a role in testis differentiation. Therefore, we screened the coding region and the 5' and 3' flanking region of the SOX3 gene for mutations by means of single-stranded conformation polymorphism and heteroduplex analysis in eight subjects with 46, XX sex reversal (SRY negative) and 25 subjects with 46, XY gonadal dysgenesis. Although no mutations were identified, a nucleotide polymorphism (1056C/T) and a unique synonymous nucleotide change (1182A/C) were detected in a subject with 46, XY gonadal dysgenesis. The single nucleotide polymorphism had a heterozygosity rate of 5.1% (in a control population) and may prove useful for future X-inactivation studies. The absence of SOX3 mutations in these patients suggests that SOX3 is not a cause of abnormal male sexual development and might not be involved in testis differentiation.
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- H N Lim
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, UK.
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Alvarez-Nava F, Martínez MC, González S, Soto M, Borjas L, Rojas A. FISH and PCR analysis of the presence of Y-chromosome sequences in a patient with Xq-isochromosome and testicular tissue. Clin Genet 1999; 55:356-61. [PMID: 10422807 DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.1999.550510.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Mixed gonadal dysgenesis includes a heterogeneous group of different chromosomal, gonadal, and phenotypic abnormalities, characterized by the presence of a testis on one side and streak or an absent gonad on the other, persistence of müllerian duct structures and/or wolffian derivatives, and a variable degree of genital ambiguity. Here, we describe a patient with virilized external genitalia and phenotypic features of Turner syndrome, whose blood karyotype was 45,X/46,X,i(Xq). The presence of a unilateral dysgenetic testis was confirmed by histopathology. Using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based analysis to detect Y-specific sequences, Y-chromosome material was not detected. To date, this is the first case reported of Xq-isochromosome associated with the presence of testicular tissue.
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- F Alvarez-Nava
- Unidad de Genética Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
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The development of the testis requires the highly regulated expression of a series of genes. Many of the genes involved are transcription factors, such as steroid hormone receptors and growth factors. Investigators have used gene cloning, mutation analysis, transgenic mice, and gene-deletion studies to define the role of specific genes in testicular development and function. In the past 5 years, investigators have defined a gene on the Y chromosome, SRY, thought to be required for testis determination. This protein is a member of a larger family of related transcription factors. Expression of this gene triggers a cascade of events that leads to the development of the Sertoli cell, Leydig cells, and the testis. The development of the male phenotype is dependent on the presence and action of androgens, which exert their effect after combining with a receptor in the nucleus of the target cell that stimulates gene transcription. Defects in the androgen receptor gene lead to a full spectrum of morphological defects in the male. Interestingly, mutations in other members of the steroid receptor superfamily, such as the estrogen receptor gene, also affect male fertility. A number of "orphan" receptors (i.e., receptors whose ligans have not been identified) are also required for normal testicular development and function, as are several genes normally thought to be tumor-suppressor genes (e.g., Wilms' tumor-suppressor gene). In contrast, alpha-inhibin has been thought to be an endocrine hormone, yet it functions as a tumor-suppressor gene in the testis. Testicular development and normal spermatogenesis require the proper function and coordination of a large number of transcription factors, steroid hormone and orphan receptors, and growth factors. There are likely to be a large number of other, as yet unidentified genes that are necessary for male gonadal development.
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- D J Lamb
- Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Tar A, Sólyom J, Györvári B, Ion A, Telvi L, Barbaux S, Souleyreau N, Vilain E, Fellous M, McElreavey K. Testicular development in an SRY-negative 46,XX individual harboring a distal Xp deletion. Hum Genet 1995; 96:464-8. [PMID: 7557971 DOI: 10.1007/bf00191807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A case of a true hermaphrodite presenting with a karyotype of 46,X,del(X)(p21.1-->pter) is described. The testis-determining gene, SRY, was not detected in DNA prepared from either peripheral blood lymphocytes or from a gonad biopsy. The patient also presented with a series of discrete somatic abnormalities, including abnormal skin and retinal pigmentation, and mental retardation. The extent of the Xp deletion was mapped by Southern blotting. X chromosome replication studies of lymphoblast cells prepared from the patient indicated that the deleted X chromosome was inactivated in all cells examined. It is suggested that the phenotype of the patient is caused by the unmasking of a recessive allele(s) on the grossly intact X chromosome. The relationship between the Xp deletion, the intersex phenotype, and the possible role of an Xp locus involved in human sex determination is discussed.
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- A Tar
- Buda Children's Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
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Rao PN, Klinepeter K, Stewart W, Hayworth R, Grubs R, Pettenati MJ. Molecular cytogenetic analysis of a duplication Xp in a male: further delineation of a possible sex influencing region on the X chromosome. Hum Genet 1994; 94:149-53. [PMID: 8045561 DOI: 10.1007/bf00202860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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We describe a male infant with severe mental retardation and autism with a duplication of the short arm of the X chromosome. Chromosome painting confirmed the origin of this X duplication. Molecular cytogenetic analysis with fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) identified one copy of the zinc finger protein on the X chromosome (ZFX) and two copies of the steroid sulfatase gene (STS), further delineating the breakpoints. Based on cytogenetic and molecular comparisons of cases from the literature of sex-reversal in dup(X),Y patients and our patient, we suggest that a possible secondary sex-influencing gene involved in the regulation of sex determination or testis morphogenesis is present at the distal Xp21.1 to p21.2 region.
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- P N Rao
- Department of Pediatrics, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157
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Braun A, Kuhnle U, Cleve H. [Genetics of human sex determination and its disturbances]. THE SCIENCE OF NATURE - NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN 1994; 81:300-7. [PMID: 8084357 DOI: 10.1007/s001140050074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The genetics of human sex determination is considered in view of the various disorders of gonad development. The Y chromosome plays an important role in the induction of sex determination by encoding the testis-determining factor (TDF). However, not all deviations in regular development can be explained by mutations of the TDF as unique factor. Therefore, it is necessary to postulate other mutations in still unknown genes of the cascade for male-specific determination as well as the requirement of an ovary-determining factor for regular female development.
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- Dr. von Hauner'sches Kinderspital der Universität, München
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