[Androgen receptor CAG gene polymorphism in men with azoospermia and oligozoospermia in Ukraine]

Tsitol Genet. 2009 Nov-Dec;43(6):45-51.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The number of CAG repeats of exon 1 of AR gene was determined in a group of 228 infertile males with azoospermia (n = 68) and oligozoospermia (n = 160) as well as in control group (124 proven fathers) by fluorescent polymerase chain reaction amplification followed by fragment analysis on automated fluorescent analyzer "A.L.F-express". The frequency of alleles with GAG-repeats < or = 18 was significantly higher (P < 0,01) in the group of patients with azoospermia (17,7%) comparing with the control group (2,4%) as well as in the group of patients with oligozoospermia (12,5%) comparing with the control group (2,4%). The frequency of alleles with CAG-repeats > or = 28 significantly differed (P < 0,01) between the group of patients with oligozoospermia (12,5%) and the control group (2,4%). Our data suggest an association between CAG repeats number and impaired spermatogenesis in azoospermic and oligozoospermic males.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Azoospermia / genetics*
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Exons
  • Gene Frequency
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Oligospermia / genetics*
  • Polymorphism, Genetic*
  • Receptors, Androgen / genetics*
  • Spermatogenesis / genetics*
  • Trinucleotide Repeats / genetics*
  • Ukraine

Substances

  • Receptors, Androgen