s supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82171599 and No.32270901);the National Key Research and Developmental Program of China(2022YFC2702601 and 2022YFA0806303);the Global Select Project(DJKLX-2022010)of the Institute of Health and Medicine,Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center.
Male infertility can result from impaired sperm motility caused by multiple morphological abnormalities of the flagella(MMAF).Distinct projections encircling the central microtubules of the spermatozoal axoneme play p...
Medically assisted reproduction(MAR)techniques are highly dependent on the sperm quantity and quality.Low sperm concentrations can be bypassed at least to some point by the usage of more sophisticated MAR techniques l...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFC2700202,No.2022YFA0806303,and No.2022YFC2702601);the Global Select Project of the Institute of Health and Medicine,Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center(DJK-LX-2022010);the Joint Fund for New Medicine of USTC(YD9100002034).
Multiple morphological abnormalities of the flagella(MMAF)represent a severe form of sperm defects leading to asthenozoospermia and male infertility.In this study,we identified a novel homozygous splicing mutation(c.8...
Supported by Natural Science Foundation of Heibei Province,No.H2020209160。
BACKGROUND Phytosterolemia,also known as sitosterolemia,is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by elevated plasma plant sterol levels and xanthomata,which is easily misdiagnosed as familial hypercholester...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32288101,32100480,32370654,82271638,32322017);the Innovative Research Team of High-Level Local Universities in Shanghai(SHSMU-ZDCX20212200);Shanghai Hospital Development Center Foundation(SHDC12023121);the outstanding Youth Foundation of Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(2023JJ20080).
Asthenoteratozoospermia is a common cause of male infertility.To further define the genetic causes underlying asthenoteratozoospermia,we performed whole-exome sequencing in a cohort of Han Chinese men with asthenotera...
supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Grant(2023M734294);Jiangsu Provincial Medical Key Discipline Cultivation Unit(JSDW202215);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82001618).
Primary ciliary dyskinesia(PCD)is a clinically rare,genetically and phenotypically heterogeneous condition characterized by chronic respiratory tract infections,male infertility,tympanitis,and laterality abnormalities...
Cytoskeletal network dysregulation is a pivotal determinant in various immunodeficiencies and autoinflammatory conditions. This report reviews the significance of actin remodeling in disease pathogenesis, focusing on ...
funded by the Guangxi Science and Technology Department (China) (No.Guike AD23026025).
Fetal hydrops is a rare but serious fetal developmental abnormality characterized by the abnormal accumulation of large amounts of fluid in the fetus resulting in generalized edema,and clinically manifested by abnorma...
support from grants provided by the Gansu Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(23JRRA1046);the Gansu Association for Science and Technology(GSHZTS 2022-04);the National College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program(202310730222).
Dear Editor,Solute carrier family 26 member 8(SLC26A8)gene belongs to the solute carrier 26(SLC26)family.It demonstrates distinct expression in male spermatozoa.This gene potentially plays a role in the formation of t...
supported by the National Key Research and Developmental Program of China(2021YFC2700202,2022YFC2702601,2019YFA0802600,2022YFA0806303);National Natural Science Foundation of China(32470915,32000587,32270901,82171601);Global Select Project(DJK-LX-2022010)of the Institute of Health and Medicine,Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center,Joint Fund for New Medicine of USTC(YD9100002034);Scientific Research Foundation for Scholars of the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC(RC2023054)。
Infertility represents a significant health concern,with sperm quantity and quality being crucial determinants of male fertility.Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia(OAT)is characterized by reduced sperm motility,lower sperm ...