Limbic selectivity of clozapine
Limbic selectivity of clozapine
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DOI:
10.1016/s0140-6736(05)63079-6
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发表时间:
1997-08-16
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影响因子:
168.9
通讯作者:
Kerwin, RW
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作者:
Pilowsky, LS;Mulligan, RS;Kerwin, RW
That previously infertile men may now reproduce through intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) has raised concern that genetic causes of male infertility may be transmitted to the ICSI-derived offspring. Male infertility is associated with several genetic abnormalities such as constitutive chromosome abnormalities, submicroscopic deletions of the Y chromosome, and mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. 1 At our andrology clinic, we carried out genetic screening for these three variables in a consecutive series of men with less than 1106 motile sperm cells per mL, the inclusion criterion for the use of ICSI in the Netherlands. Both oligozoospermic (n= 69) and azoospermic (n= 11) men were included. All patients were karyotyped, and a consecutive subgroup (n= 58) was also tested for Y-chromosomal deletions and CFTR mutations. We found an abnormal karyotype in peripheral blood lymphocytes in seven (8· 8%) of 80 patients, ten-fold more than the overall population incidence of 0· 85% 2 (p< 0· 001, 2 test; table). We analysed Y-chromosomal deletions with a multiplex PCR system with markers for the AZF-a, AZF-b, and AZF-c regions. 3 With markers sY254 and sY255, three (5%) of 58 patients were found to have an AZF-c deletion associated with the deleted-in-azoospermia (DAZ) gene. No AZF deletions were detected with this assay in a study of 100 fertile male controls. 3 We tested for 13 common CFTR mutations (∆ F508, A455E, G542X, 1717-1G-A, R553X, R1162X, N1303K, W1282X, 3659delC, E60X, R117H, F508C (S1251N). A single mutation was found in eight (14%) of 59 patients, four-fold more than the estimated population rate of all CFTR mutations of 3· 1%(p< 0· 001). 4 In three patients, the CFTR mutation was associated with a structural abnormality of the vas deferens (congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens), but in five cases the vas deferens was present. In this latter group, one patient with Sertoli cell-only syndrome presented with both a∆ F508 mutation and an AZF-c deletion. 26% of the men in our study presented with a genetic risk factor associated with infertility. The use of ICSI in these cases may lead to offspring with an increased risk of an unbalanced chromosome complement, male infertility due to the Y-linked transmission of an AZF deletion, 5 and a form of cystic fibrosis, necessitating testing of their partners for CFTR mutations and genetic counselling of the couple. We conclude that all infertile men with idiopathic oligozoospermia or azoospermia should be offered genetic testing and genetic counselling before ICSI is considered.1 de Kretser DM. Male infertility. Lancet 1997; 349: 787–90. 2 Nielsen J, Wohlert M. Chromosome abnormalities found among 34910 newborn children, results from a 13-year incidence study in Arhus. Hum Genet 1991; 87: 81–83.