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OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to identify the association of FIGLA (factor in the germ line α) gene variants with premature ovarian failure (POF) in the Indian population. METHODS: Two hundred nineteen women with idiopathic POF and 230 healthy controls were recruited for this study. All exons, intron-exon boundaries, and untranslated regions of the FIGLA gene were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction and sequencing. All FIGLA variants were analyzed in silico, using PolyPhen, SIFT, MutationTaster, PMUT, I-Mutant, Mupro, Align-GVGD, PROVEAN, and HOPE software, to predict pathogenicity and changes in protein stability. RESULTS: Seven different FIGLA variants were detected among women with POF. Two exon 3 variants, c.427G â C and c.557C â T, showed strong association between cases and controls (P = 0.02 and P = 0.02, respectively). Significant differences in both of these variants were observed between cases and controls in genotype and dominant models. No significant difference between controls and women with POF was found on haplotype analysis. A nonsynonymous variant, p.(Arg83Cys), was found only in POF cases. Variant p.(Arg83Cys) lies in the functional domain of the FIGLA gene (basic helix-loop-helix), and protein alignments reveal that it is highly conserved among mammals. In silico analysis suggests the functional involvement of p.(Arg83Cys) and p.(Ser141Thr) variants in POF pathogenesis. CONCLUSIONS: We have established a strong association between FIGLA gene variants and POF in Indian women, which may be a potential genetic risk factor in the development of idiopathic POF. However, further independent genetic and functional studies are necessary to confirm our findings.
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Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors/genetics , DNA Mutational Analysis , Genetic Variation , Primary Ovarian Insufficiency/genetics , Adult , Computer Simulation , DNA Mutational Analysis/methods , Female , Follicle Stimulating Hormone/blood , Genetic Predisposition to Disease , Genotype , Haplotypes , Humans , India , Linkage Disequilibrium , Multifactor Dimensionality Reduction , Mutation, Missense , Polymerase Chain ReactionABSTRACT
AIM: The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between FMR1 premutation and premature ovarian failure (POF) patients in Indian population, and a meta-analysis of published results was undertaken to clarify whether FMR1 premutation consistently contributed to the susceptibility. METHODS: A total of 289 POF samples and 360 control samples were included in the study. Repeat variation was checked using GeneScan technique. Results were analyzed with GeneMapper software. Meta-analysis was performed using the Open Meta-Analyst and STATA 12.0 software. The crude odds ratio with 95 % confidence interval (CI) was computed to assess the strength of the associations. RESULTS: The assayed case and control population showed 29 different CGG repeat sizes (alleles), ranging from 7 to 40. Within this population, we found that the CGG repeat length polymorphisms were within the normal range of 6-55 in both patients as well as control samples. Eleven case-control studies were included in the meta-analysis with a total of 1,313 POF cases and 3,132 control subjects. Our meta-analysis revealed that there was a significant difference in the incidence of FMR1 premutation between POF cases and control subjects with p value <0.001 (OR 5.41; 95 % CI 2.53, 11.61). CONCLUSIONS: We found no significant association between FMR1 CGG repeat premutation and POF in Indian population. However, the meta-analysis showed an increased risk of POF associated with a premutation, especially among populations from European descent. Further functional research should be performed to explain the inconsistent results in different ethnicities and POF susceptibility.
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Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein/genetics , Mutation , Primary Ovarian Insufficiency/genetics , Adult , Case-Control Studies , Female , Gene Frequency , Genetic Predisposition to Disease , Genotype , Humans , India , Odds Ratio , Polymerase Chain ReactionABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: Present study was designed for carrying out the mutational analysis of the entire Androgen receptor (AR) gene including two microsatellite (CAG)n, (GGN)n, promoter region in cases of premature ovarian failure (POF) and primary amenorrhea (PA). DESIGN: Previous reports of AR knockout mice model showed POF phenotype, this draws an attention on the role of AR gene in the aetiology of POF for the case-control association studies in POF samples (n = 133), PA samples (n = 63) and control samples (n = 200). RESULTS: We identified six mutations including four novel mutations, i.e. c.636G > A, c.1885 + 9C > A, c.1948A > G, c.1972C > A, and two previously reported mutations, i.e. c.639G > A, c.2319-78T > G. Repeat length variation was noted in the two microsatellite regions CAG and GGN, located in the coding region of exon 1 at the N-terminal region of the AR gene. The CAG repeat length was homogeneously distributed with the same frequency and no association among all cases and controls. The GGN repeat showed a significant association among the SS and SL allele with p = 0.0231 and p = 0.0476, respectively, among the POF/control samples. CONCLUSIONS: Thus, AR gene mutations may play a role in the genetic cause of POF. Identification of the underlying genetic alteration of the AR gene is important for a proper diagnosis of POF subjects.
