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01-08-2018 | Genetics

“Evaluation of four genes associated with primary ovarian insufficiency in a cohort of Mexican women”

Authors: K. J. Juárez-Rendón, J. E. García-Ortiz

Published in: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics | Issue 8/2018

Abstract

Purpose

Primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a clinical condition observed in women younger than 40 years of age, characterized by amenorrhea, hypoestrogenism, high levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and infertility. Mutations in some master regulators of the development, maturation, and maintenance of ovarian follicles such as BMP15, FSHR, FOXL2, and GDF9 have been suggested as etiological factors in the development of POI. The aim of this study, the first in the Mexican population, is to evaluate the presence of mutations or polymorphisms in these four candidate genes.

Methods

In a sample of 20 Mexican patients with idiopathic POI, we looked for and analyzed genetic variants in BMP15, FSHR, FOXL2, and GDF9 genes.

Results

We observed two polymorphisms: a coding change, c.919G>A (p.Ala307Thr), in the FSHR gene and a synonymous variant, c.447C>T (p.Thr149Thr), in the GDF9 gene. These two variants have been reported previously as polymorphisms (rs6165 and rs254286, respectively). We observed no significant difference associated with POI in the patients when compared with a healthy control group (p > 0.05). Also, no exonic variants were found for the genes BMP15 and FOXL2 in the individuals tested.

Conclusions

The lack of association of the evaluated genes in this sample of Mexican women is consistent with the complex genetic etiology of POI that is observed across cohorts studied thus far.

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Title: “Evaluation of four genes associated with primary ovarian insufficiency in a cohort of Mexican women”
Authors: K. J. Juárez-Rendón
J. E. García-Ortiz
Publication date: 01-08-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics / Issue 8/2018
Print ISSN: 1058-0468
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7330
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-018-1232-3

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