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JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS
卷 32, 期 12, 页码 1795-1799出版社
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-015-0594-z
关键词
MLH3 gene; Polymorphisms; Sperm parameters; Male infertility
MLH3, a MutL homolog protein in mammals playing a role in DNA mismatch repair, is associated with spermatogenesis and male infertility. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the association of the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs 175080 in the MLH3 gene, with sperm parameters in a Greek population. The study included 300 men of couples undergoing in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection-embryo transfer (IVF/ICSI-ET) treatments (years 2011-2013). Genomic DNA was extracted from 300 peripheral blood samples, and conventional quantitative real-time PCR was performed for genotyping. Of them, 122 were from men used as controls and 178 from men used as cases. Allocation to the two groups was based on sperm concentrations (a parts per thousand yen15 and < 15 million/ml, respectively). Serum FSH, LH, estradiol, testosterone, and prolactin concentrations as well as sperm parameters were compared between three genotypes (GG, GA, and AA). Furthermore, the frequencies of these three genotypes were compared between cases and controls. Anthropometric parameters and hormonal values did not differ significantly between the three genotypes. Significantly lower sperm concentrations were found in men with the AA genotype as compared to men with the GG and GA genotypes (p < 0.001). The AA genotype had the lower progressive motility values as compared to the other two genotypes (p < 0.05). Also, there was a significantly different distribution of the frequencies of the three genotypes between cases and controls (p < 0.001). It is suggested that the studied SNP in the MLH3 gene may be linked to oligozoospermia in Caucasian men of a certain area.
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