PMID- 18685557 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20090205 LR - 20240320 IS - 1476-5438 (Electronic) IS - 1018-4813 (Print) IS - 1018-4813 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 1 DP - 2009 Jan TI - Breakpoint mapping and complete analysis of meiotic segregation patterns in three men heterozygous for paracentric inversions. PG - 44-50 LID - 10.1038/ejhg.2008.144 [doi] AB - Paracentric inversions (PAIs) are structural chromosomal rearrangements generally considered to be harmless. To date, only a few studies have been performed concerning the meiotic segregation of these rearrangements, using either the human-hamster fertilization system or fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with centromeric or telomeric DNA probes. To improve the assessment of imbalances in PAI, we present a new strategy based on FISH assay using multiple bacterial artificial chromosome probes, which allow a precise localization of chromosome break points and the identification of all meiotic products in human sperm. Sperm samples of three cases with PAI were investigated: an inv(5)(q13.2q33.1), an inv(9)(q21.2q34.13) and an inv(14)(q23.2q32.13). The frequencies of spermatozoa with inverted chromosomes were 44.7% in inv(5), 42.7% in inv(9) and 46.7% in inv(14). The global incidences of unbalanced complements were 9.7, 12.6 and 3.7% in inv(5), inv(9) and inv(14), respectively. This report is the first study providing a detailed description of meiotic segregation patterns in human sperm by using a sperm FISH approach. This study demonstrates that the detailed analysis of segregation in PAI may provide important data for both genetic analysis and counseling of inversion carriers. FAU - Bhatt, Samarth AU - Bhatt S AD - CHU Montpellier, Institute for Research in Biotherapy, Hopital Saint-Eloi, Montpellier, France. FAU - Moradkhani, Kamran AU - Moradkhani K FAU - Mrasek, Kristin AU - Mrasek K FAU - Puechberty, Jacques AU - Puechberty J FAU - Manvelyan, Marina AU - Manvelyan M FAU - Hunstig, Friederike AU - Hunstig F FAU - Lefort, Genevieve AU - Lefort G FAU - Weise, Anja AU - Weise A FAU - Lespinasse, James AU - Lespinasse J FAU - Sarda, Pierre AU - Sarda P FAU - Liehr, Thomas AU - Liehr T FAU - Hamamah, Samir AU - Hamamah S FAU - Pellestor, Franck AU - Pellestor F LA - eng GR - WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20080806 PL - England TA - Eur J Hum Genet JT - European journal of human genetics : EJHG JID - 9302235 RN - 0 (Molecular Probes) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Chromosome Breakage MH - *Chromosome Inversion MH - Chromosome Mapping MH - *Chromosome Segregation MH - Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial MH - Humans MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Karyotyping MH - Male MH - *Meiosis MH - Microsatellite Repeats MH - Middle Aged MH - Molecular Probes MH - Spermatozoa/*physiology PMC - PMC2985954 EDAT- 2008/08/08 09:00 MHDA- 2009/02/06 09:00 PMCR- 2009/01/01 CRDT- 2008/08/08 09:00 PHST- 2008/08/08 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2008/08/08 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/02/06 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2009/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ejhg2008144 [pii] AID - 10.1038/ejhg.2008.144 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur J Hum Genet. 2009 Jan;17(1):44-50. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2008.144. Epub 2008 Aug 6.