Anàlisi citogenètica d'espermatozoides humans

Authors

  • Zaida Sarrate
  • Ester Anton
  • Joan Blanco
  • Francesca Vidal

Abstract

Chromosome abnormalities are one of the major causes of human infertility. In infertile males, abnormal somatic karyotypes are more frequent than in the general population. Furthermore, meiotic disorders affecting the germ-cell line have been observed in men with normal somatic karyotypes consulting for infertility. In both cases, the production of unbalanced spermatozoa has been described. Basically addressed to establish reproductive risks, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) on decondensed sperm nuclei has become the most frequently used method to study the chromosomal constitution of spermatozoa. This paper reviews the information obtained through sperm FISH studies in carriers of numerical sex chromosome anomalies, carriers of structural chromosome reorganizations and infertile males with normal karyotypes emphasizing on its clinical significance.

Published

2009-04-27