Reproduction Function in Male Patients With Bardet Biedl Syndrome.
Bardet Biedl syndrome
genetic
male infertility
male reproduction
primitive ciliopathy
Journal
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
ISSN: 1945-7197
Titre abrégé: J Clin Endocrinol Metab
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0375362
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 12 2020
01 12 2020
Historique:
received:
16
02
2020
accepted:
12
08
2020
pubmed:
25
8
2020
medline:
17
2
2021
entrez:
25
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a ciliopathy with a wide spectrum of symptoms due to primary cilia dysfunction, including genitourinary developmental anomalies as well as impaired reproduction, particularly in males. Primary cilia are known to be required at the following steps of reproduction function: (i) genitourinary organogenesis, (ii) in fetal firing of hypothalamo-pituitary axe, (iii) sperm flagellum structure, and (iv) first zygotic mitosis conducted by proximal sperm centriole. BBS phenotype is not fully understood. This study explored all steps of reproduction in 11 French male patients with identified BBS mutations. BBS patients frequently presented with genitourinary malformations, such as cryptorchidism (5/11), short scrotum (5/8), and micropenis (5/8), but unexpectedly, with normal testis size (7/8). Ultrasonography highlighted epididymal cysts or agenesis of one seminal vesicle in some cases. Sexual hormones levels were normal in all patients except one. Sperm numeration was normal in 8 out of the 10 obtained samples. Five to 45% of sperm presented a progressive motility. Electron microscopy analysis of spermatozoa did not reveal any homogeneous abnormality. Moreover, a psychological approach pointed to a decreased self-confidence linked to blindness and obesity explaining why so few BBS patients express a child wish. Primary cilia dysfunction in BBS impacts the embryology of the male genital tract, especially epididymis, penis, and scrotum through an insufficient fetal androgen production. However, in adults, sperm structure does not seem to be impacted. These results should be confirmed in a greater BBS patient cohort, focusing on fertility.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32835378
pii: 5896599
doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa551
pmc: PMC7538103
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Commentaires et corrections
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Informations de copyright
© Endocrine Society 2020.
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