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Symbol SOHLH1 contributors: mct - updated : 24-03-2021
HGNC name spermatogenesis and oogenesis specific basic helix-loop-helix
HGNC id 27845
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) ODG5 , SPGF32
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
constitutional       loss of function
causes infertility by disrupting spermatogonial differentiation into spermatocytes
Susceptibility to nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA)
Variant & Polymorphism other
  • a splice-acceptor site mutation that probably causes a nonfunctional SOHLH1 protein results in nonobstructive azoospermia by the lack of normal spermatogenesis (
  • Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • Sohlh1 knockout (KO) male mice displayed meiotic defects at the zygotene stage during spermatogenesis