Male infertility due to large-headed multiflagellar polyploid spermatozoa
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Male infertility due to large-headed multiflagellar polyploid spermatozoa
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Description: |
A rare male infertility due to a sperm disorder characterized by the presence, in sperm, of a very high percentage of spermatozoa with enlarged head, irregular head shape, multiple flagella, and abnormal midpiece and acrosome. It is generally associated with severe oligoasthenozoospermia and a high rate of sperm chromosomal abnormalities (polyploidy, aneuploidy).
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ORPHAcode: |
137893
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Synonyms: |
Macrocephalic sperm head syndrome
Male infertility due to macrozoospermia
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Created: |
13 May 2019 - 01:02
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Changed: |
22 Jun 2023 - 16:14
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