Bi-allelic recessive loss-of-function variants in FANCM cause non-obstructive azoospermia

L Kasak, M Punab, L Nagirnaja, M Grigorova… - The American Journal of …, 2018 - cell.com
Infertility affects around 7% of men worldwide. Idiopathic non-obstructive azoospermia
(NOA) is defined as the absence of spermatozoa in the ejaculate due to failed …

A homozygous FANCM mutation underlies a familial case of non-syndromic primary ovarian insufficiency

B Fouquet, P Pawlikowska, S Caburet, C Guigon… - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI) affects~ 1% of women under forty. Exome sequencing of
two Finnish sisters with non-syndromic POI revealed a homozygous mutation in FANCM …

A homozygous FANCM frameshift pathogenic variant causes male infertility

H Yin, H Ma, S Hussain, H Zhang, X Xie, L Jiang… - Genetics in …, 2019 - nature.com
Purpose Fanconi anemia (FA) genes play important roles in spermatogenesis. In mice,
disruption of Fancm impairs male fertility and testicular integrity, but whether FANCM …

Fancf‐deficient mice are prone to develop ovarian tumours

ST Bakker, HJ van de Vrugt, JA Visser… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Fanconi anaemia (FA) is a rare recessive disorder marked by developmental abnormalities,
bone marrow failure, and a high risk for the development of leukaemia and solid tumours …

From exome analysis in idiopathic azoospermia to the identification of a high-risk subgroup for occult Fanconi anemia

C Krausz, A Riera-Escamilla, C Chianese… - Genetics in …, 2019 - nature.com
Purpose In about 10% of patients affected by Fanconi anemia (FA) the diagnosis is delayed
until adulthood, and the presenting symptom in these “occult” FA cases is often a solid …

Rare variants in FANCA induce premature ovarian insufficiency

X Yang, X Zhang, J Jiao, F Zhang, Y Pan, Q Wang… - Human genetics, 2019 - Springer
Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a major cause of reduced female fertility and affects
approximately 1% women under 40 years of age. Recent advances emphasize the genetic …

Biallelic mutations in CFAP54 cause male infertility with severe MMAF and NOA

S Tian, C Tu, X He, L Meng, J Wang, S Tang… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - jmg.bmj.com
Background Spermatogenic impairments can lead to male infertility by different pathological
conditions, such as multiple morphological abnormalities of the sperm flagella (MMAF) and …

Identification of deleterious variants in patients with male infertility due to idiopathic non-obstructive azoospermia

D Tang, K Li, H Geng, C Xu, M Lv, Y Gao… - Reproductive biology …, 2022 - Springer
Background Non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) is the most severe type of male infertility,
affecting 1% of men worldwide. Most of its etiologies remain idiopathic. Although genetic …

FANCB is essential in the male germline and regulates H3K9 methylation on the sex chromosomes during meiosis

Y Kato, KG Alavattam, HS Sin, AR Meetei… - Human Molecular …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Fanconi anemia (FA) is a recessive X-linked and autosomal genetic disease associated with
bone marrow failure and increased cancer, as well as severe germline defects such as …

Fancm has dual roles in the limiting of meiotic crossovers and germ cell maintenance in mammals

V Tsui, R Lyu, S Novakovic, JM Stringer, JEM Dunleavy… - Cell Genomics, 2023 - cell.com
Meiotic crossovers are required for accurate chromosome segregation and producing new
allelic combinations. Meiotic crossover numbers are tightly regulated within a narrow range …