A total of 43 rare or novel variants were found in 20 genes associated with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism CHH (ANOS1, CCDC141, CHD7, DUSP6, FEZF1, FGFR1, FLRT3, FSHB, GNRHR, HS6ST1,LHX3, LHX4, PLXNA3, PROK2, PROKR2, PROP1, RNF216, SEMA3A, SEMA3F and SPRY4). The gene discussed is RNF216; the disease is congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.