Abstract | PURPOSE: Double-label fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was used to evaluate the efficiency of separating X- and Y-chromosome-bearing spermatozoa through 12-step discontinuous Percoll gradients. METHODS: Liquefied normal semen samples from 10 healthy donors were overlaid onto 25% Percoll and centrifuged. Parts of the sperm pellet were saved as control, while the remaining portion was separated by 12-step Percoll gradient. After centrifugation, the spermatozoa in the 80% Percoll layer were collected. The X:Y ratio of the control and separated spermatozoa was verified by double-label FISH (CEP SOX/SGY probes) and scored blindly by one observer. Differences in the X:Y ratios between matched groups were analyzed by paired t tests. RESULTS: The overall average labeling efficiency was 99.2%. A significant enrichment (P = 0.02) of X-bearing spermatozoa was obtained in Percoll separated fractions (mean X:Y ratio = 52.2:46.4) compared with the control group (X:Y ratio = 49.5:48.4). Discontinuous Percoll gradients also decreased the proportion of aneuploid spermatozoa (from 1.0 to 0.8%), but the differences were nonsignificant. CONCLUSIONS: Discontinuous Percoll separation did increase the X:Y ratio significantly, but the enrichment of X-bearing spermatozoa is insufficient for clinical use in preconceptional sex selection.
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Authors | S P Lin, R K Lee, Y J Tsai, Y M Hwu, M H Lin |
Journal | Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
(J Assist Reprod Genet)
Vol. 15
Issue 9
Pg. 565-9
(Oct 1998)
ISSN: 1058-0468 [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 9822986
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Chromatin
- Colloids
- DNA Probes
- Percoll
- Silicon Dioxide
- Povidone
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Topics |
- Centrifugation, Density Gradient
(standards)
- Chromatin
(chemistry)
- Colloids
(chemistry)
- DNA Probes
(chemistry)
- Female
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Male
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Povidone
(chemistry)
- Sex Preselection
(methods)
- Silicon Dioxide
(chemistry)
- Spermatozoa
(physiology)
- X Chromosome
(chemistry)
- Y Chromosome
(chemistry)
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