Unraveling the Klinefelter's Disease Physiopathology by Organoid Model
Unraveling the Klinefelter's Disease Physiopathology by Organoid Model
Organoid Model to unravel Klinefelter Syndrome infertility
Klinefelter Syndrome (KS) is characterized by the presence of an extra chromosome X in male (47,XXY), it is the most frequent genetic cause of azoospermia in adult men. The investigators will isolate and expand spermatogonial cells from KS patients, then using an organoid model investigators will compare the behavior of these Spermatogonia from KS patients when interacting with four combinations of somatic cell types incorporated in the Extra Cellular Matrix hydrogel.
Men with Klinefelter Syndrome candidate for TESE or microTESE (testicular sperm extraction) for azoospermia.
One extra testicular biopsy (1-2 mm) will be cryopreserved and used later for the cells isolation and culture.
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