OBJECTIVE: Herein we analyzed FSH-R polymorphism at position 307 aiming (a) to assess the prevalence of the three allelic variants (Ala307Ala, Ala307Thr and Thr307Thr) in relation to the type of ovary and (b) to clarify if the allelic variant could influence the responsiveness to exogenous FSH. STUDY DESIGN: We prospectively studied a group of 106 Italian women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), among which 40 were subjects with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and 66 were normo-ovulatory women with a normal ovarian morphology at transvaginal ultrasound. DNA extraction, denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (dHPLC) and DNA sequencing were used to detect the FSH-R 307 polymorphic genotype and the whole exon 10 was analyzed. RESULTS: The heterozygote variant Ala307Thr was significantly more frequent than the homozygote variants in women with PCOS, whereas in normo-ovulatory women with normal ovary the three allelic variants had a comparable prevalence. Women bearing the Ala307Thr variant showed a higher ovarian responsiveness to exogenous FSH than normo-ovulatory subjects. CONCLUSIONS: The heterozygote FSH-R polymorphism Ala307Thr is significantly more frequent in women with PCOS than in normo-ovulatory subjects and is more frequently associated with a higher ovarian responsiveness to exogenous FSH.
OBJECTIVE: Herein we analyzed FSH-R polymorphism at position 307 aiming (a) to assess the prevalence of the three allelic variants (Ala307Ala, Ala307Thr and Thr307Thr) in relation to the type of ovary and (b) to clarify if the allelic variant could influence the responsiveness to exogenous FSH. STUDY DESIGN: We prospectively studied a group of 106 Italian women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), among which 40 were subjects with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and 66 were normo-ovulatory women with a normal ovarian morphology at transvaginal ultrasound. DNA extraction, denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (dHPLC) and DNA sequencing were used to detect the FSH-R 307 polymorphic genotype and the whole exon 10 was analyzed. RESULTS: The heterozygote variant Ala307Thr was significantly more frequent than the homozygote variants in women with PCOS, whereas in normo-ovulatory women with normal ovary the three allelic variants had a comparable prevalence. Women bearing the Ala307Thr variant showed a higher ovarian responsiveness to exogenous FSH than normo-ovulatory subjects. CONCLUSIONS: The heterozygote FSH-R polymorphism Ala307Thr is significantly more frequent in women with PCOS than in normo-ovulatory subjects and is more frequently associated with a higher ovarian responsiveness to exogenous FSH.
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