CXorf6 is a causative gene for hypospadias

Nat Genet. 2006 Dec;38(12):1369-71. doi: 10.1038/ng1900. Epub 2006 Nov 5.

Abstract

46,XY disorders of sex development (DSD) refer to a wide range of abnormal genitalia, including hypospadias, which affects approximately 0.5% of male newborns. We identified three different nonsense mutations of CXorf6 in individuals with hypospadias and found that its mouse homolog was specifically expressed in fetal Sertoli and Leydig cells around the critical period for sex development. These data imply that CXorf6 is a causative gene for hypospadias.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Chromosomes, Human, X / genetics*
  • Codon, Nonsense
  • DNA / genetics
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Humans
  • Hypospadias / embryology
  • Hypospadias / genetics*
  • In Situ Hybridization
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Pedigree
  • Pregnancy
  • Sex Differentiation / genetics
  • Testis / abnormalities
  • Testis / embryology

Substances

  • Codon, Nonsense
  • DNA