2021
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2020
Almstrup K, Lobo J, Mørup N, et al (2020) Application of miRNAs in the diagnosis and monitoring of testicular germ cell tumours. Nat Rev Urol 17:201–213.
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Krausz C, Riera-Escamilla A, Moreno-Mendoza D, et al (2020) Genetic dissection of spermatogenic arrest through exome analysis: clinical implications for the management of azoospermic men. Genet Med.
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Wyrwoll MJ, Temel ŞG, Nagirnaja L, et al (2020) Bi-allelic Mutations in M1AP Are a Frequent Cause of Meiotic Arrest and Severely Impaired Spermatogenesis Leading to Male Infertility. Am J Hum Genet 107:342–351.
2019
Catford S, O’Bryan M, McLachlan R, et al (2019) Germ cell arrest associated with aSETX mutation in ataxia oculomotor apraxia type 2. Reprod Biomed Online 38:961–965.
Cioppi F, Casamonti E, Krausz C (2019) Age-Dependent De Novo Mutations During Spermatogenesis and Their Consequences. pp 29–46
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Krausz C, Riera-Escamilla A (2019) Monogenic Forms of Male Infertility. pp 341–366
Krausz C, Riera-Escamilla A, Chianese C, et al (2019) From exome analysis in idiopathic azoospermia to the identification of a high-risk subgroup for occult Fanconi anemia. Genet Med 21:189–194.
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Riera-Escamilla A, Enguita-Marruedo A, Moreno-Mendoza D, et al (2019) Sequencing of a ‘mouse azoospermia’ gene panel in azoospermic men: identification of RNF212 and STAG3 mutations as novel genetic causes of meiotic arrest. Hum Reprod 34:978–988.
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2018
Catford SR, McLachlan RI, O’Bryan MK, Halliday JL (2018) Long-term follow-up of ICSI-conceived offspring compared with spontaneously conceived offspring: a systematic review of health outcomes beyond the neonatal period. Andrology 6:635–653.
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Krausz C, Cioppi F, Riera-Escamilla A (2018) Testing for genetic contributions to infertility: potential clinical impact. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 18:331–346.
Krausz C, Riera-Escamilla A (2018) Genetics of male infertility. Nat Rev Urol 15:369–384.
Kumar K, Lewis S, Vinci S, et al (2018) Evaluation of sperm DNA quality in men presenting with testicular cancer and lymphoma using alkaline and neutral Comet assays. Andrology 6:230–235.
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2017
Anderson RE, Hanson HA, Lowrance WT, et al (2017) Childhood Cancer Risk in the Siblings and Cousins of Men with Poor Semen Quality. J Urol 197:898–905.
Catford SR, McLachlan RI, O’Bryan MK, Halliday JL (2017) Long-term follow-up of intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection-conceived offspring compared with in vitro fertilization-conceived offspring: a systematic review of health outcomes beyond the neonatal period. Andrology 5:610–621.
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Jenkins TG, James ER, Alonso DF, et al (2017) Cigarette smoking significantly alters sperm DNA methylation patterns. Andrology 5:1089–1099.
Krausz C, Casamonti E (2017) Spermatogenic failure and the Y chromosome. Hum Genet 136:637–655.
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Okutman O, Muller J, Skory V, et al (2017) A no-stop mutation in MAGEB4 is a possible cause of rare X-linked azoospermia and oligozoospermia in a consanguineous Turkish family. J Assist Reprod Genet 34:683–694.
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Tarabay Y, Achour M, Teletin M, et al (2017) Tex19 paralogs are new members of the piRNA pathway controlling retrotransposon suppression. J Cell Sci 130:1463–1474.
Tournaye H, Krausz C, Oates RD (2017) Novel concepts in the aetiology of male reproductive impairment. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 5:544–553.
2016
Anderson RE, Hanson HA, Patel DP, et al (2016) Cancer risk in first- and second-degree relatives of men with poor semen quality. Fertil Steril 106:731–738.
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Ghédir H, Ibala-Romdhane S, Okutman O, et al (2016) Identification of a new DPY19L2 mutation and a better definition of DPY19L2 deletion breakpoints leading to globozoospermia. Mol Hum Reprod 22:35–45.
Jenkins TG, Aston KI, Meyer TD, et al (2016) Decreased fecundity and sperm DNA methylation patterns. Fertil Steril 105:51-57.e3.
Vaszkó T, Papp J, Krausz C, et al (2016) Discrimination of Deletion and Duplication Subtypes of the Deleted in Azoospermia Gene Family in the Context of Frequent Interloci Gene Conversion. PLoS One 11:e0163936.
2015
Aston KI, Uren PJ, Jenkins TG, et al (2015) Aberrant sperm DNA methylation predicts male fertility status and embryo quality. Fertil Steril 104:1388-1397.e5.
Chianese C, Fino MG, Riera Escamilla A, et al (2015) Comprehensive investigation in patients affected by sperm macrocephaly and globozoospermia. Andrology 3:203–212.
Ho NRY, Huang N, Conrad DF (2015) Improved detection of disease-associated variation by sex-specific characterization and prediction of genes required for fertility. Andrology 3:1140–9.
Krausz C, Escamilla AR, Chianese C (2015) Genetics of male infertility: from research to clinic. REPRODUCTION 150:R159–R174.
Lim SL, Qu ZP, Kortschak RD, et al (2015) HENMT1 and piRNA Stability Are Required for Adult Male Germ Cell Transposon Repression and to Define the Spermatogenic Program in the Mouse. PLOS Genet 11:e1005620.
Lima AC, Carvalho F, Gonçalves J, et al (2015) Rare double sex and mab-3-related transcription factor 1 regulatory variants in severe spermatogenic failure. Andrology 3:825–33.
Liu Y, DeBoer K, de Kretser DM, et al (2015) LRGUK-1 Is Required for Basal Body and Manchette Function during Spermatogenesis and Male Fertility. PLOS Genet 11:e1005090.
Ni B, Lin Y, Sun L, et al (2015) Low-frequency germline variants across 6p22.2-6p21.33 are associated with non-obstructive azoospermia in Han Chinese men. Hum Mol Genet 24:5628–36.
Okutman O, Muller J, Baert Y, et al (2015) Exome sequencing reveals a nonsense mutation in TEX15 causing spermatogenic failure in a Turkish family. Hum Mol Genet 24:5581–5588.
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2014
Castañeda J, Genzor P, Heijden GW, et al (2014) Reduced pachytene piRNAs and translation underlie spermiogenic arrest in Maelstrom mutant mice. EMBO J 33:1999–2019.
Chianese C, Gunning AC, Giachini C, et al (2014) X Chromosome-Linked CNVs in Male Infertility: Discovery of Overall Duplication Load and Recurrent, Patient-Specific Gains with Potential Clinical Relevance. PLoS One 9:e97746.
Jenkins TG, Aston KI, Pflueger C, et al (2014) Age-Associated Sperm DNA Methylation Alterations: Possible Implications in Offspring Disease Susceptibility. PLoS Genet 10:e1004458.
Krausz C, Hoefsloot L, Simoni M, Tüttelmann F (2014) EAA/EMQN best practice guidelines for molecular diagnosis of Y‐chromosomal microdeletions: state‐of‐the‐art 2013. Andrology 2:5–19.
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2013
Kuentz P, Vanden Meerschaut F, ElInati E, et al (2013) Assisted oocyte activation overcomes fertilization failure in globozoospermic patients regardless of the DPY19L2 status. Hum Reprod 28:1054–1061.
Lopes AM, Aston KI, Thompson E, et al (2013) Human Spermatogenic Failure Purges Deleterious Mutation Load from the Autosomes and Both Sex Chromosomes, including the Gene DMRT1. PLoS Genet 9:e1003349.
O’Bryan MK, Clark BJ, McLaughlin EA, et al (2013) RBM5 Is a Male Germ Cell Splicing Factor and Is Required for Spermatid Differentiation and Male Fertility. PLoS Genet 9:e1003628.
Tarabay Y, Kieffer E, Teletin M, et al (2013) The mammalian-specific Tex19.1 gene plays an essential role in spermatogenesis and placenta-supported development. Hum Reprod 28:2201–2214.
2012
ElInati E, Kuentz P, Redin C, et al (2012) Globozoospermia is mainly due to DPY19L2 deletion via non-allelic homologous recombination involving two recombination hotspots. Hum Mol Genet 21:3695–3702.
Krausz C, Giachini C, Lo Giacco D, et al (2012) High Resolution X Chromosome-Specific Array-CGH Detects New CNVs in Infertile Males. PLoS One 7:e44887.
Krausz C, Sandoval J, Sayols S, et al (2012) Novel Insights into DNA Methylation Features in Spermatozoa: Stability and Peculiarities. PLoS One 7:e44479.
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2011
Koscinski I, ElInati E, Fossard C, et al (2011) DPY19L2 Deletion as a Major Cause of Globozoospermia. Am J Hum Genet 88:344–350.
Tüttelmann F, Simoni M, Kliesch S, et al (2011) Copy Number Variants in Patients with Severe Oligozoospermia and Sertoli-Cell-Only Syndrome. PLoS One 6:e19426.
2010
van der Heijden GW, Castañeda J, Bortvin A (2010) Bodies of evidence-compartmentalization of the piRNA pathway in mouse fetal prospermatogonia. Curr Opin Cell Biol 22:752–757.
2009
Aravin AA, van der Heijden GW, Castañeda J, et al (2009) Cytoplasmic Compartmentalization of the Fetal piRNA Pathway in Mice. PLoS Genet 5:e1000764.
Giachini C, Nuti F, Turner DJ, et al (2009) TSPY1 Copy Number Variation Influences Spermatogenesis and Shows Differences among Y Lineages. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 94:4016–4022.
Tyler-Smith C, Krausz C (2009) The Will-o’-the-Wisp of Genetics — Hunting for the Azoospermia Factor Gene. N Engl J Med 360:925–927.
2008
Giachini C, Laface I, Guarducci E, et al (2008) Partial AZFc deletions and duplications: clinical correlates in the Italian population. Hum Genet 124:399–410.
2007
Dam AHDM, Koscinski I, Kremer JAM, et al (2007) Homozygous Mutation in SPATA16 Is Associated with Male Infertility in Human Globozoospermia. Am J Hum Genet 81:813–820.
van der Heijden GW, Derijck AAHA, Pósfai E, et al (2007) Chromosome-wide nucleosome replacement and H3.3 incorporation during mammalian meiotic sex chromosome inactivation. Nat Genet 39:251–258.
2006
Krausz C, Degl’Innocenti S, Nuti F, et al (2006) Natural transmission of USP9Y gene mutations: a new perspective on the role of AZFa genes in male fertility. Hum Mol Genet 15:2673–2681.
2001
Krausz C (2001) Identification of a Y chromosome haplogroup associated with reduced sperm counts. Hum Mol Genet 10:1873–1877.