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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-10-7
pubmed:abstractText
Semen analysis in patients with Usher syndrome suggested that defective connecting cilia axonemes may be involved in the irreversible, progressive loss of photoreceptors in Usher's syndrome. In the framework of clinical genetic research into Usher syndrome, a pilot study was set up to test these findings. The semen of 6 Usher 2A patients was analysed. The fertility status of the study group of Usher 2A patients was evaluated, including semen analysis, supplemented by electron microscopic examination of the spermatozoa. Except for a significantly increased pH value, no abnormalities were found in the functional semen analysis, whereas electron microscopy revealed microtubular tail abnormalities. The latter finding was of little relevance, however, in view of the normal motility of the spermatozoa observed in these patients. There were no fertility problems in our group of Usher 2A patients, nor have any been mentioned in Usher patients in general. Earlier study findings were not supported by our data.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0301-1569
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
61
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
126-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Blindness, pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Chromosome Aberrations, pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Chromosome Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1, pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Fertility, pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Genetic Linkage, pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Gonadotropins, Pituitary, pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Microscopy, Electron, pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Photoreceptor Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Pilot Projects, pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Retinitis Pigmentosa, pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Semen, pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Spermatozoa, pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:10325550-Testosterone
pubmed:articleTitle
Semen analysis in the Usher syndrome type 2A.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article