X-linked spermatogenic failure 1
X-linked spermatogenic failure 1
Definition
A cause of male infertility characterized by X-linked inheritance in which only Sertoli cells (cells that nurture the immature sperm) line the seminiferous tubules (tubes inside the testicles where sperm develop) and there are not any sperm cells present in the seminiferous tubules.
Also known as Del Castillo syndrome, Germinal cell aplasia, Sertoli cell-only syndrome, spermatogenic failure, X-linked, type 1, SPGFX1 — per MONDO