scholarly journals CAG polymorphism of the Androgen Receptor gene and semen parameters in pathozoospermic patients with and without Y chromosome microdeletions, and in normozoospermic men

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-77
Author(s):  
L. P. Melikyan ◽  
E. A. Bliznetz ◽  
M. I. Shtaut ◽  
A. O. Sedova ◽  
T. M. Sorokina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Androgen Receptor ◽  
Y Chromosome ◽  
Receptor Gene ◽  
Androgen Receptor Gene ◽  
Trinucleotide Repeats ◽  
Cag Repeats ◽  
Semen Parameters ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Y Chromosome Microdeletions ◽  
Significant Difference

Introduction. The effect of polymorphic variants of the androgen receptor gene (AR) on spermatogenesis and semen parameters in men with different genotypes for other loci has not been sufficiently studied.The aim of this work was to study the effect of the (CAG)n polymorphism of the AR gene on semen parameters in men with impaired fertility, with and without partial deletions of the AZFс region from the Y chromosome.Materials and methods. The study included 988 unrelated Russian patients with pathozoospermia, including 591 patients without Y chromosome microdeletions and 397 patients with partial deletions of the AZFc region of the Y chromosome. The control group consisted of 131 normozoospermic men. All men who participated in the study underwent semen analysis and genetic testing. Genomic DNA was isolated from peripheral venous blood lymphocytes and ejaculate. The analysis of the polymorphism of (GAG)n repeat in exon 1 of the AR gene was performed using a polymerase chain reaction by the amplified fragment length polymorphism method.Results. Three groups were studied: patients with pathozoospermia with (n = 32) and without (n = 541) Y chromosome microdeletions, and normozoospermic men (control, n = 131). The median and quartiles of the number of CAG repeats in the groups were 22 and 20-25, respectively. According to the number of trinucleotide repeats of the AR gene, all patients were divided into subgroups: carriers of short ((GAG)n ≤18), medium ((GAG)n = 19-25) and long ((GAG)n  ≥26) alleles. Medium alleles prevailed in all groups; in men without AZFc deletions and with microdeletions, their frequency was 79.3 and 81.4 %, respectively, in controls - 81.7 %.Conclusion. No correlation was found in examined cohort for semen parameters (sperm concentration and total number, number of live, progressively motile and morphologically normal spermatozoa) from the number of trinucleotide repeats. However, a statistically significant difference (p ≤0.045; FDR correction) was found in concentration and total number, number of live, progressively motile and morphologically normal spermatozoa when comparing men with nomrozoospermia (control) with patients with pathozoospermia with and without partial AZFc deletions in subgroups of carriers of short, medium and long alleles.

scholarly journals Study of the effect of CAG polymorphism of the androgen receptor (AR) gene on spermatological parameters in Russian men

2020 ◽  
pp. 19-31
Author(s):  
Л.П. Меликян ◽  
Е.А. Близнец ◽  
М.И. Штаут ◽  
А.О. Седова ◽  
Т.М. Сорокина ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Androgen Receptor ◽  
Seminal Fluid ◽  
Receptor Gene ◽  
Androgen Receptor Gene ◽  
Cag Repeats ◽  
Semen Parameters ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cag Polymorphism ◽  
Exon 1 ◽  
Male Patients

Полиморфизм CAG-повторов в экзоне 1 гена андрогенового рецептора (AR/HUMARA) ассоциирован с патозооспермией и нарушением мужской фертильности, однако его влияние на сперматогенез и показатели семенной жидкости недостаточно изучено. В статье представлены результаты исследования влияния количества CAG-повторов гена AR на показатели спермограммы у российских мужчин с бесплодием в браке, связанным с патозооспермией (n=451), и у мужчин с нормозооспермией - контрольная группа (n=131). Не выявлено зависимости концентрации и общего количества сперматозоидов в эякуляте, доли (%) прогрессивно подвижных (PR), морфологически нормальных и живых сперматозоидов от количества CAG-повторов гена андрогенового рецептора. У пациентов с тератозооспермией количество CAG-повторов статистически значимо выше, чем у мужчин без тератозооспермии (22,37±3,20 против 22,15±3,12; р=0,02). Polymorphism of CAG repeats in exon 1 of the androgen receptor gene (AR/HUMARA) is associated with pathozoospermia and male sub-/infertility, but its effect on spermatogenesis and seminal fluid parameters is under evaluated. The article presents the results of a study of CAG repeats in AR gene on semen parameters in Russian male patients from infertile couples with pathozoospermia (n = 451), and in normozoospermic men, a control group (n = 131). The analysis of the groups revealed no dependence of the concentration indices, the total amount and amount (%) of progressively motile («PR»), morphologically normal and live spermatozoa from the number of CAG repeats of the AR gene. Teratozoospermic patients have statistically significantly higher number of CAG repeats, than men without teratozoospermia (22.37 ± 3.20 versus 22.15 ± 3.12; p = 0.02).

scholarly journals Cag Repeat Number in Androgen Receptor Gene and Male Infertility

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Plaseski ◽  
P Noveski ◽  
C Dimitrovski ◽  
B Kocevska ◽  
G Efremov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Androgen Receptor ◽  
Male Infertility ◽  
Receptor Gene ◽  
Androgen Receptor Gene ◽  
Cag Repeat ◽  
Cag Repeats ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Repeat Number ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Exon 1

Cag Repeat Number in Androgen Receptor Gene and Male InfertilityAndrogens are essential for male sexual development and for fertility. They exert their action through the androgen receptor (AR), a ligandactivated transcription factor. The 5' end of exon 1 of the AR gene includes a polymorphic CAG triplet repeat that varies in number between 10 to 36 in the normal population. There is controversy over an association between high CAG repeat numbers in the AR gene and male infertility. We have evaluated the possible effect of long CAG repeats in the AR on infertility in men from the Republic of Macedonia (R. Macedonia). A group of 222 infertile/subfertile males with different sperm counts and a control group of 152 proven fathers were studied. The CAG repeat number was determined by fluorescent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of exon 1 of the AR gene analyzed by capillary electrophoresis. Mean CAG length did not differ significantly between males with azoospermia (22.0 ± 3.1), mild oligozoospermia (22.4 ± 2.6), severe oligozoospermia (23.0 ± 4.2), normozoospermia (21.8 ± 2.4), or known causes of infertility (22.1 ± 2.9) and fertile controls (22.3 ± 2.9). However, we found a significantly higher percentage of CAG repeats >26 (p = 0.022), >27 (p = 0.018) and >28 (p = 0.009) in males with mild oligozoospermia. These results indicate a possible association between CAG repeat length and mild oligozoospermia. Further studies on a larger number of patients with mild oligozoospermia are warranted to confirm this association.

scholarly journals Androgen receptor gene CAG and GGC repeat lengths in cryptorchidism

2005 ◽  
Vol 152 (3) ◽  
pp. 419-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Ferlin ◽  
Andrea Garolla ◽  
Andrea Bettella ◽  
Lucia Bartoloni ◽  
Cinzia Vinanzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Androgen Receptor ◽  
Receptor Gene ◽  
Causative Factor ◽  
Androgen Receptor Gene ◽  
Cag Repeats ◽  
Exon 1 ◽  
History Of ◽  
Receptor Gene Polymorphisms ◽  
Congenital Birth Defect

Objective: Cryptorchidism is the most common congenital birth defect in male children, and accumulating evidence suggests that genetic abnormalities may be associated with it. The androgen receptor has two polymorphic sites in exon 1, with different numbers of CAG and GGC repeats, resulting in variable lengths of polyglutamine and polyglycine stretches. Longer CAG repeats result in a reduced androgen receptor transcriptional activity, but the role of the GGC triplets is less clear. In this study we analysed CAG and GGC repeat lengths in men with a history of cryptorchidism, associated or not with impairment of sperm production, in comparison with normal fertile subjects. Methods: We analysed CAG and GGC repeat lengths in a group of 105 ex-cryptorchid men in comparison with 115 fertile non-cryptorchid men. Results: No difference was found between patients and controls in the mean and median values, and in distribution of CAG and GGC, when considered separately. However, the analysis of the joint distribution of CAG and GGC showed that some combinations are significantly more frequent in men with bilateral cryptorchidism (who frequently presented severe testiculopathies), in a manner similar to that found in idiopathic infertile subjects. Conclusions: Although further studies are needed to elucidate the possible role of specific CAG/GGC combinations as a causative factor, these data suggest a possible association between androgen receptor gene polymorphisms and cryptorchidism.

CAG Repeats in the androgen receptor gene is associated with oligozoospermia and teratozoospermia in infertile men in Jordan

Andrologia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mazhar Salim Al Zoubi ◽  
Hamzah Bataineh ◽  
Mitri Rashed ◽  
Bahaa Al‐Trad ◽  
Alaa A. A. Aljabali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Androgen Receptor ◽  
Receptor Gene ◽  
Androgen Receptor Gene ◽  
Cag Repeats ◽  
Infertile Men

scholarly journals Cag Repeat Number in the Androgen Receptor Gene and Prostate Cancer

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Madjunkova ◽  
A Eftimov ◽  
V Georgiev ◽  
D Petrovski ◽  
A Dimovski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Androgen Receptor ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Receptor Gene ◽  
Prostate Cancer Risk ◽  
Androgen Receptor Gene ◽  
Repeat Length ◽  
Cag Repeat ◽  
Cag Repeats ◽  
Repeat Number

Cag Repeat Number in the Androgen Receptor Gene and Prostate CancerProstate cancer (PC) is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men. The effects of androgens on prostatic tissue are mediated by the androgen receptor (AR) gene. The 5' end of exon 1 of the AR gene includes a polymorphic CAG triplet repeat that numbers between 10 to 36 in the normal population. The length of the CAG repeats is inversely related to the transactivation function of the AR gene. There is controversy over association between short CAG repeat numbers in the AR gene and PC. This retrospective case-control study evaluates the possible effect of short CAG repeats on the AR gene in prostate cancer risk in Macedonian males. A total of 392 male subjects, 134 PC patients, 106 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and 152 males from the general Macedonian population were enrolled in this study. The CAG repeat length was determined by fluorescent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of exon1 of the AR gene followed by capillary electrophoresis (CE) on a genetic analyzer. The mean repeat length in PC patients was 21.5 ±2.65, in controls 22.28 ±2.86 (p = 0.009) and in BPH patients 22.1 ±2.52 (p = 0.038). Short CAG repeats (<19) were found in 21.64% of PC patients vs. 9.43% in BPH patients (p = 0.0154). We also found an association of low Gleason score (<7) with short CAG repeat (<19) in PC patients (p = 0.0306), and no association between the age at diagnosis of PC and BPH and CAG repeat length. These results suggest that reduced CAG repeat length may be associated with increased prostate cancer risk in Macedonian men.

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