Chromosomal translocation 3;22 in an infertile man.
OBJECTIVE
To present the first case of an infertile male with a normal phenotype and chromosomal translocation 3;22.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
POVISA Medical Center.


METHODS
A 45-year-old man with primary infertility for 13 years and with different partners; the patient has a family history of recurrent miscarriages and low fertility.


METHODS
Lymphocytic karyotype and electron microscopy.


METHODS
Physical examination and semen analysis.


RESULTS
The semen analysis revealed oligoasthenoteratospermia. The lymphocytic karyotype detected a translocation 3;22, and electron microscopy showed a lack of the central microtubule pair and peripheral doublet.


CONCLUSIONS
An association between translocation 3;22 and other abnormalities in infertile males has been reported, but no such association has ever been described in men whose only clinical manifestation is infertility.
Quintana de la Rosa
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Department of Urology, POVISA Medical Center, Vigo, Spain. jlrq@yahoo.com
Gallegos Avila
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García Cavazos
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Zungri Telo
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D002875:Chromosomes / Q000235:genetics*; D002892:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22 / Q000235:genetics*; D002893:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3 / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000235:genetics*; D007621:Karyotyping; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000235:genetics; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014178:Translocation, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*