A novel SRY pathogenic variant from a 46,XY female harboring a nonsense point mutation (G to A) in position 293

46,XY female is a genetic disorder characterized by gonad gender not consistent with chromosomal sex. The SRY gene mutation is a common cause of 46,XY reversal type 1 (OMIM: 400044). Peripheral blood was collected from a 46,XY female patient and her father. Sex chromosomes were confirmed by karyotype analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) detection of the specific probe of sex chromosomes with cultured lymphocytes. After extracting blood genomic DNA, SRY characteristic fluorescence peak was detected by quantitative fluorescence PCR (QF‐PCR) method. Whole exome was sequenced with NGS, and SRY gene was sequenced by Sanger sequencing, respectively. The chromosomes X and Y of the patient were confirmed by karyotype of 46,XY, and FISH specific probe of chromosome X and Y. SRY specific fluorescence peak was observed by QF‐PCR. The whole‐exome sequencing results showed chrY: 2655352(GRCh37): c.293G>A hemizygote mutation, confirmed by Sanger sequencing. The de novo mutation resulted in the mRNA encoding the tryptophan codon of 98 (UGG) change into a termination codon (UAG) (P.Trp98ter), and the translation process was terminated prematurely. The discovery of this novel mutation in the SRY gene helps elucidate the molecular mechanism of 46,XY female sex reversal and enriches such patients’ genetic mutation spectrum.

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