Centromere-specific multicolour fluorescence in situ hybridization on human spermatocyte I and II metaphases
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- 20 April 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Human Reproduction
- Vol. 24 (8) , 2029-2033
Abstract
Most meiotic studies in metaphase spermatocytes have been carried out with classic cytogenetic techniques. The aim of this work was to adjust the centromere-specific multicolour fluorescence in situ hybridization (cenM-FISH) procedure to spermatocyte metaphases I and II in order to improve the identification of meiotic chromosome abnormalities. A total of 168 spermatocytes I and 66 spermatocytes II from two fertile males have been studied using cenM-FISH. The mean frequency of meiotic abnormalities (synaptic, numerical and structural errors) found in metaphases I and II was 22.1 and 3.0%, respectively. The cenM-FISH technique has not only enabled the individual identification of chromosomes involved in meiotic disorders, but also increased the number of analysable cells, principally at metaphase II stage. CenM-FISH is a useful tool to study the meiotic chromosomal disorders and mechanisms leading to chromosomally abnormal spermatozoa.Keywords
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