男性不育中的TEX15基因变异:一项真实世界队列研究
TEX15 variants in male infertility: a real-world cohort study
摘要
该回顾性单中心研究纳入原发性睾丸功能异常患者,比较携带孤立TEX15变异的7例与145例无明确遗传学改变的不育对照。结果显示TEX15变异占队列0.9%,未发现致病性双等位变异;与对照相比,TEX15阳性者FSH更低(p=0.031)、精子浓度与总数更高(p=0.002),无无精子症(对照62.1%,p=0.002),而LH、睾酮、雌二醇及睾丸体积无差异;排除生物学上不典型个体后多数差异减弱。作者认为孤立尤其杂合TEX15变异表型特异性有限,常规男性不育诊断中应谨慎解读,需功能验证。
原文摘要
PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical phenotype and interpretability of TEX15 gene variants in a real-world cohort of patients with primary testicular disease. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective single-center study including patients with primary testicular dysfunction. Patients carrying isolated TEX15 gene variants (n = 7) were compared with a pathological control group (n = 145) from a cohort of infertile patients with primary testicular failure without identifiable genetic alterations. Clinical, hormonal, and seminal parameters were analyzed using non-parametric tests. Effect size was estimated using Cliff's delta. RESULTS: TEX15 gene variants were identified in 0.9% of the cohort. No pathogenic biallelic variants were identified. Compared to pathological controls, TEX15-positive patients showed lower FSH concentrations (p = 0.031), higher sperm concentration (p = 0.002), and higher total sperm count (p = 0.002). Azoospermia was absent among TEX15 cases but present in 62.1% of controls (p = 0.002). No significant differences were observed in LH, testosterone levels, estradiol concentrations, or testicular volume. Sensitivity analyses excluding biologically atypical subjects attenuated most observed differences. Overall, TEX15-positive patients showed heterogeneous clinical presentations with limited phenotypic specificity compared to other forms of primary testicular dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that TEX15 gene variants, particularly in heterozygous state, have limited clinical interpretability and do not define a clearly distinguishable clinical phenotype. These findings suggest that isolated TEX15 variants, particularly in heterozygous state, should be interpreted cautiously in routine male infertility diagnostics pending further functional validation.
推荐理由:针对临床常见的TEX15变异解读困境给出真实世界数据,提示杂合变异不宜作为诊断依据,对男性不育遗传咨询有直接提醒价值;但阳性组仅7例、结论受敏感性分析削弱,证据强度有限。
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- 11-08 11:43PubMed · 配子与性腺
- 11-08 11:44Crossref · 核心期刊新上线