[The immotile cilia syndrome. A rare form of male infertility].
A man presented with 100% immotile spermatozoa. Transmission electron microscopy showed the absence of both central tubules in all sperm tails; the nine peripheral tubules, dynein arms, radial spokes and other structures of the sperm tail were normal. Immotile cilia syndrome of the 9 + 0 tubular pattern was diagnosed. Other anomalies frequently associated with immotile cilia syndrome, such as recurrent airway infections, bronchiectases and situs inversus (Kartagener's syndrome), were not present in this case.
Dermatologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München.
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D000328:Adult; D002925:Ciliary Motility Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008870:Microtubules / Q000473:pathology; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000502:physiology*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology
Das Immotile-Zilien-Syndrom. Eine seltene Form männlicher Infertilität.