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Any azoospermia in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the SPATA16 gene.
Features include always present findings: Male infertility and Globozoospermia. 3 total HPO annotations.
Organ System | Phenotype Count | Example Features |
|---|---|---|
Hormones | 1 | Male infertility |
SPATA16 function has not been fully characterized.
Spermatogenic failure 6 is associated with mutations in the SPATA16 gene on chromosome 3.
Genetic testing for SPATA16 is available. Testing is considered confirmatory for diagnosis.
Biomarker and diagnostic research for spermatogenic failure 6 has been reported in the published literature.
Phenotype severity distribution: 2 always present features.
No clinical trials have been registered for spermatogenic failure 6.
21 publications have been identified in PubMed for spermatogenic failure 6. Research spans Basic Science / Preclinical (43%), Epidemiology / Natural History (19%), and Diagnostic / Biomarker (14%).
Research Type | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
Laboratory research | 9 | 43% |
Data assembled from 5 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 12:48 AM UTC
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center
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19% |
Testing and diagnosis research | 3 | 14% |
Clinical study results | 2 | 10% |
Research summaries | 1 | 5% |
Patient case studies | 1 | 5% |
New treatment approaches | 1 | 5% |
Zhu Y (2026). [PMID: 42181263](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42181263/). *iScience*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Zagorac A (2026). [PMID: 41957852](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41957852/). *Mol Cytogenet*. [Diagnostic / Biomarker]
Cao L (2026). [PMID: 42155248](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42155248/). *J Trace Elem Med Biol*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Chen W (2026). [PMID: 42048731](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42048731/). *Int Immunopharmacol*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Parikesit D (2026). [PMID: 42158581](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42158581/). *F1000Res*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Noor AA (2026). [PMID: 41271156](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41271156/). *Parasitology international*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Lamb DJ (2026). [PMID: 41486877](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41486877/). *Endocrinology*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Lamb DJ (2025). [PMID: 40311997](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40311997/). *Fertility and sterility*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Valkna A (2025). [PMID: 40060932](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40060932/). *Human reproduction open*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Kawahara T (2025). [PMID: 39985763](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39985763/). *Aging cell*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]