raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:171709

Male infertility due to globozoospermia

Synonyms: Male infertility due to round-headed spermatozoa · Round-headed sperm syndrome

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

Male infertility due to globozoospermia is a male infertility due to sperm disorder characterized by the presence, in sperm, of a large majority of round-headed spermatozoa that lack the acrosome and have an aberrant nuclear membrane and midpiece defects. The acrosomeless spermatozoa is not able to penetrate the zona pellucida and thus fertilization failures, even with intracytoplasmic sperm injection, are frequent.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enMale infertility due to globozoospermiaMale infertility due to round-headed spermatozoa · Round-headed sperm syndrome
frInfertilité masculine avec globozoospermieInfertilité masculine avec spermatozoïdes à tête ronde
deMännliche Infertilität durch GlobozoospermieGlobozoospermie · Männliche Infertilität durch Rundkopf-Spermien
esInfertilidad masculina por globozoospermiaInfertilidad masculina por espermatozoides de cabeza redonda · Síndrome de esperma de cabeza redonda
itSterilità maschile da globozoospermiaSterilità maschile da spermatozoi a testa tonda
nlMannelijke onvruchtbaarheid als gevolg van globozoöspermieMannelijke onvruchtbaarheid door rondkoppige spermatozoa · Rondkoppig sperma-syndroom
ptGlobozoospermia
plNiepłodność męska z powodu globozoospermiiNiepłodność męska z powodu spermatozoa z okrągłą główką
csMužská neplodnost způsobená globozoospermiíMužská neplodnost způsobená kulatou hlavičkou spermií
ukЧоловіче безпліддя через глобозоосперміюЧоловіче безпліддя через круглоголові сперматозоїди · Синдром круглоголових сперматозоїдів
zh圆头精子症所致男性不育症圆头精子所致男性不育症
trGlobozoospermiye bağlı erkek infertilitesiYuvarlak başlı sperm sendromu · Yuvarlak başlı spermatozoaya bağlı erkek infertilitesi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM102530BTNTvalidated
OMIM613958BTNTvalidated
OMIM618420BTNTvalidated
ICD-10N46NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0015746Evalidated
UMLSC5679591Evalidated
GARD12502Evalidated

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

9 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
GOPCCandidate gene tested inNot yet assessedHGNC:17643ENSG000000479326068456q22.1golgi associated PDZ and coiled-coil motif containing22049801[PMID]
SEPTIN4Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:9165ENSG0000010838760369617q22septin 436135717[PMID]
CATSPERTDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:14438ENSG000001557546197762q33.1catsper channel auxiliary subunit tau31985809[PMID]
DPY19L2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:19414ENSG0000017799061389312q14.2dpy-19 like 221397063[PMID]_22571172[PMID]
GGNDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:18869ENSG0000017916860996619q13.2gametogenetin31985809[PMID]
PICK1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:9394ENSG0000010015160592622q13.1protein interacting with PRKCA 120562896[PMID]_22571172[PMID]
PPP2R3CDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:17485ENSG0000009202061590214q13.2protein phosphatase 2 regulatory subunit B''gamma30893644[PMID]
SPATA16Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:29935ENSG000001449626098563q26.31spermatogenesis associated 1617847006[PMID]_22571172[PMID]
ZPBPDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:15662ENSG000000428136084987p12.2zona pellucida binding protein31985809[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