[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.
Wolff
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Dermatologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München.
Schaller
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Panhans
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Korting
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Meurer
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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.