Isodicentric Y Chromosome with Multiple Breakpoints in the Pseudoautosomal Region 1
Isodicentric Y chromosomes are relatively common structural variants of the human genome. The underlying mechanism of isodicentric Y chromosomes with short arm breakpoints [idic(Yq)] remains to be clarified. We encountered a Japanese man with azoospermia and mild short stature. G-banding and array-b...
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Published in | Cytogenetic and genome research p. 1 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Switzerland
29.07.2024
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Summary: | Isodicentric Y chromosomes are relatively common structural variants of the human genome. The underlying mechanism of isodicentric Y chromosomes with short arm breakpoints [idic(Yq)] remains to be clarified.
We encountered a Japanese man with azoospermia and mild short stature. G-banding and array-based comparative genomic hybridization indicated that his karyotype was 45,X/46,X,idic(Y)(qter→p11.32::p11.32→qter) with a ∼1.8 Mb terminal deletion. Whole-genome sequencing suggested that the Y chromosome had four breakpoints in a ∼7 kb region of the pseudoautosomal region 1 (PAR1).
This case was assumed to have an idic(Yq) resulting from multiple DNA double-strand breaks in PAR1. This rearrangement may have been facilitated by the PAR1-specific chromatin architecture. The clinical features of the patient can be ascribed to SHOX haploinsufficiency and the presence of a 45,X cell line, although copy-number gains of some Yq genes and the size reduction of PAR1 may also contribute to his spermatogenic failure. |
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ISSN: | 1424-859X |
DOI: | 10.1159/000540634 |