raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:137893

Male infertility due to large-headed multiflagellar polyploid spermatozoa

Synonyms: Macrocephalic sperm head syndrome · Male infertility due to macrozoospermia

Type
Clinical subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Status
active

A rare male infertility due to a sperm disorder characterized by the presence, in sperm, of a very high percentage of spermatozoa with enlarged head, irregular head shape, multiple flagella, and abnormal midpiece and acrosome. It is generally associated with severe oligoasthenozoospermia and a high rate of sperm chromosomal abnormalities (polyploidy, aneuploidy).

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enMale infertility due to large-headed multiflagellar polyploid spermatozoaMacrocephalic sperm head syndrome · Male infertility due to macrozoospermia
frInfertilité masculine associée à des spermatozoïdes à tête large, polyploïdes, multiflagellés
deMännliche Infertilität durch großköpfige multiflagelläre poloploide SpermatozoenMakrozephalische Spermien-Syndrom · Männliche Infertilität durch Makrozoospermie
esInfertilidad masculina por espermatozoides poliploides multiflagelados con cabeza grandeInfertilidad masculina por macrozoospermia · Síndrome de cabeza espermática macrocefálica
itSterilità maschile associata a spermatozoi poliploidi multiflagellati a testa grande
nlMannelijke onvruchtbaarheid geassocieerd met grootkoppige multiflagellaire polyploïde spermatozoaMacrocefalische spermakop-syndroom · Mannelijke onvruchtbaarheid door macrozoöspermie
ptInfertilidade masculina devida a espermatozóides poliplóides multiflagelados de cabeça grandeInfertilidade masculina por macrozoospermia · Síndrome de cabeça espermática macrocefálica
plMale infertility associated with large-headed multiflagellar polyploid spermatozoa= en
csMužská neplodnost způsobená polyploidními spermiemi s velkou hlavičkou a více bičíky= en
ukЧоловіче безпліддя, спричинене поліплоїдними багатоджгутиковими сперматозоїдами з великими головкамиСиндром макроцефальної головки сперматозоїда · Чоловіче безпліддя через макрозооспермію
zh大头部多鞭毛息肉状异常精子所致男性不育症巨精子头综合征
trBüyük başlı multiflagellar poliploid spermatozoaya bağlı erkek infertilitesiMakrozoospermiye bağlı erkek infertilitesi · Makrosefalik sperm başı sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM243060BTNTvalidated
OMIM301059BTNTvalidated
OMIM619515NTBTvalidated
OMIM619585NTBTvalidated
OMIM619712NTBTvalidated
OMIM620353BTNTvalidated
OMIM620409BTNTvalidated
OMIM620744BTNTvalidated
ICD-10N46NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11MF7YNTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0009461Evalidated
MeSHC562903Evalidated
UMLSC0403812Evalidated
GARD12385Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

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GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
AKAP3Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:373ENSG0000011125460468912p13.32A-kinase anchoring protein 335228300[PMID]
ARMC12Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:21099ENSG000001573436203776p21.31armadillo repeat containing 1235534203[PMID]
AURKCDisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:11391ENSG0000010514660349519q13.43aurora kinase C17435757[PMID]_21733974[PMID]
CFAP47Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:26708ENSG00000165164301057Xp21.1cilia and flagella associated protein 4733472045[PMID]
CFAP61Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:15872ENSG0000008910162038120p11.23cilia and flagella associated protein 6135387802[PMID]
DNAH10Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2941ENSG0000019765360588412q24.31dynein axonemal heavy chain 1034237282[PMID]
DNHD1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:26532ENSG0000017953261727711p15.4dynein heavy chain domain 134932939[PMID]
IFT74Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:21424ENSG000000968726080409p21.2intraflagellar transport 7433689014[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card