Evaluation of a Multiplex PCR Kit Used for Detecting Y Chromosome Microdeletions / 대한진단검사의학회지
The Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine
;
: 432-439, 2010.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-77831
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In addition to Klinefelter's syndrome, microdeletion of Yq is the most common genetic cause of male infertility; 15% of azoospermic or 5-10% of oligozoospermic males have Yq deletions. We evaluated a Yq microdeletion kit (LG Life Sciences, Korea) for identifying microdeletions in the azoospermic factor (AZF) regions of the Yq.METHODS:
The kit was designed to amplify 3 regions of the AZF gene (AZFa, AZFb, and AZFc) using 15 sequence-tagged sites. We evaluated the preclinical performance of the kit. For clinical validation, 58 patients including 25 idiopathic azoospermic or oligozoospermic patients were examined.RESULTS:
We observed clear bands on electrophoresis of DNA, up to a DNA concentration of 3.12 ng/microliter; the known microdeletion regions of all 6 reference cell-lines (Coriell, USA) were accurately detected and no false positive/negative results showed with normal female (n=11) and fertile male (n=15) specimens. This kit could identify the same microdeletions in the common regions, similar to another commercial kit. Among the 58 male infertile patients, 7 (12.1%) had microdeletions of the Yq. Among the idiopathic azoospermic (n=22) and oligozoospermic (n=3) patients, 3 (12.0%) had microdeletions. Further, 2 of 21 varicocele patients (9.5%), 1 of 4 patients with testicular failure, and 1 patient with a 45,X/46,XY mosaic had microdeletions.CONCLUSIONS:
The kit was effective for detecting microdeletions of the Yq. We identified microdeletions in 12% of the infertile patients. This Y chromosome microdeletion detection kit is useful for screening Yq microdeletions in infertile patients.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Oligospermia
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Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
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Varicocele
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Reproducibility of Results
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Chromosome Deletion
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Seminal Plasma Proteins
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Chromosomes, Human, Y
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Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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