Identification of high frequency of Y chromosome deletions in patients with sex chromosome mosaicism and correlation with the clinical phenotype and Y‐chromosome instability
- 5 May 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
- Vol. 135A (2), 145-149
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.30712
Abstract
A mosaic karyotype consisting of a 45,X cell line and a second cell line containing a normal or an abnormal Y chromosome is relatively common and is associated with a wide spectrum of clinical phenotypes. The aim of this study was to investigate patients with such a mosaic karyotype for Y chromosome material loss and then study the possible association of the absence of these regions with the phenotype, diagnosis, and Y‐chromosome instability. We studied 17 clinically well‐characterized mosaic patients whose karyotype consisted of a 45,X cell line and a second cell line containing a normal or an abnormal Y chromosome. The presence of the Y chromosome centromere was verified by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and was then characterized by 44 Y‐chromosome specific‐sequence tagged site (STS) markers. This study identifies a high frequency of Yq chromosome deletions (47%). The deletions extend from interval 5 to 7 sharing a common deleted interval (6F), which overlaps with the azoospermia factor region (AZF) region. This study finds no association between Y‐chromosome loci hosting genes other than SRY, and the phenotypic sex, the diagnosis, and the phenotype of the patients. Furthermore, this study shows a possible association of these deletions with Y‐chromosome instability.Keywords
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