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Three deleterious biallelic variants, including a novel compound heterozygous variant of c.1105delG (p.A369Qfs*15) and c.1853T&gt;C (p.F618S), a new homozygous splicing mutation of c.1297+5G&gt;A\u2009and a reported homozygous nonsense mutation of c.1209T&gt;A (p.Y403*), were detected in three affected individuals with oligoasthenoteratozoospermia, showing a biallelic pathogenic mutation frequency of 1.3% (3\/227). No biallelic pathogenic mutation was found in 692 fertile men. Morphology analysis showed abnormalities in sperm morphology in the patients harbouring\n                      <jats:italic>ZMYND15<\/jats:italic>\n                      mutations. Western blotting and immunofluorescence staining confirmed the nearly absent ZMYND15 expression in the sperm of the patients. Mechanistically, ZMYND15 might regulate spermatogenesis by interacting with key molecules involved in sperm development, such as DPY19L2, AKAP4 and FSIP2, and might also mediate the expression of the autophagy-associated protein SPATA33 to maintain sperm individualisation and unnecessary cytoplasm removal.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Our findings broaden the variant and phenotype spectrum of\n                      <jats:italic>ZMYND15<\/jats:italic>\n                      in male infertility, and reveal the potential signalling pathway of ZMYND15 regulating spermatogenesis, finally confirming the essential role of\n                      <jats:italic>ZMYND15<\/jats:italic>\n                      in human fertility.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  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