Sperm sequencing reveals extensive positive selection in the male germline
Matthew D. C. Neville, Andrew R. J. Lawson, Rashesh Sanghvi, Federico Abascal, My H. Pham, Alex Cagan, Pantelis A. Nicola, Tetyana Bayzetinova, Adrian Baez‐Ortega, Kirsty Roberts, Stefanie V. Lensing, Sara Widaa, Raul E. Alcantara, María Paz García, Sam Wadge, , Raheleh Rahbari
This study uses sperm sequencing to show that positive selection in the male germline leads to a higher risk of disease-causing mutations in offspring.
Nature · Oct 8, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine