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Genomic heterogeneity and instability of the AZF locus on the human Y chromosome.

Peter H. Vogt
- 30 Sep 2004 - 
- Vol. 224, Iss: 1, pp 1-9
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A genetic redundancy of the multi-copy genes in AZFb and AZFc and a causative relationship between the occurrence of first microdeletions then macro deletions in the repetitive structure of Yq11 is suggested where large palindromes are probably promoting multiple gene conversions andAZF rearrangements.
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This article is published in Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology.The article was published on 2004-09-30. It has received 88 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Azoospermia factor.

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Genetic risk factors in male infertility.

TL;DR: There is an increasing interest towards genetic susceptibility factors to male infertility and the most promising polymorphisms are in genes involved in the endocrine regulation of spermatogenesis and on the Y chromosome, the “gr/gr” deletions.
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Chromosome abnormalities in sperm of individuals with constitutional sex chromosomal abnormalities.

TL;DR: Men with Y chromosome microdeletions showed a reduction of normal Y-bearing sperm, and an increase in nullisomic and XY-disomic sperm, suggesting an instability of the deleted Y chromosome causing its loss in germ cells, and meiotic alterations leading to XY non-disjunction.
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DDX3Y gene rescue of a Y chromosome AZFa deletion restores germ cell formation and transcriptional programs.

TL;DR: The ability to probe fundamental genetics of human germ cell formation by complementation is demonstrated and it is indicated that DDX3Y functions in the earliest stages ofhuman germ cell development.
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Spermatogenesis-specific association of SMCY and MSH5.

TL;DR: The results suggest that SMCY may have a male‐specific function as a histone H3K4 demethylase by recruiting a meiosis‐regulatory protein to condensed DNA.
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Localization of factors controlling spermatogenesis in the nonfluorescent portion of the human Y chromosome long arm.

TL;DR: It is suggested that on the distal portion of the nonfluorescent segment of the long arm of the Y, factors are located controlling spermatogenesis.
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The human Y chromosome: an evolutionary marker comes of age

TL;DR: The availability of the near-complete chromosome sequence, plus many new polymorphisms, a highly resolved phylogeny and insights into its mutation processes, now provide new avenues for investigating human evolution.
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