ABSTRACT
Objective Analysing the potential relationship of mismatch repair protein MLH3 gene C2531T mutation with oligospermia and azoospermia cases. Methods Using MLH3 C2531T as an example to establish a method of tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system-PCR (4P-ARMS-PCR); We chose 81 cases of oligospermia, azoospermia patients and 80 normal controls, detecting MLH3 C2531T both using 4P-ARMS-PCR and PCR-RFLP; randomly to select 20% samples to sequence. Results The results suggested higher prevalence of CT + TT genotypes in patients as compared to the controls and association of T allele with disease (P <0. 01); PCR-RFLP results , 4P-ARMS-PCR results and sequence results are fully consistent. Conclusion 4P-ARMS-PCR can be a fast, easy-operating and accurate technology for detection of gene mutation of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) ; MLH3 C2531T polymorphism is related to oligospermia and azoospermia.
ABSTRACT
Objective Analysing the potential relationship of mismatch repair protein MLH3 gene C2531T mutation with oligospermia and azoospermia cases. Methods Using MLH3 C2531T as an example to establish a method of tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system-PCR (4P-ARMS-PCR);We chose 81 cases of oligospermia,azoospermia patients and 80 normal controls,detecting MLH3 C2531T both using 4P-ARMS-PCR and PCR-RFLP; randomly to select 20% samples to sequence. Results The results suggested higher prevalence of CT+TT genotypes in patients as compared to the controls and association of T allele with disease(P