Vertika Singh1, Sandeep Kumar Bansal2, D V S Sudhakar3, Arijit Chakraborty1, Sameer Trivedi4, Gopal Gupta2, Kumarasamy Thangaraj3, Singh Rajender5, Kiran Singh6. 1. Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India. 2. Division of Endocrinology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, UP, India. 3. CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, India. 4. Department of Urology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. 5. Division of Endocrinology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, UP, India. rajender_singh@cdri.res.in. 6. Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India. singhk4@rediffmail.com.
Abstract
PURPOSE: We investigated if substitutions in the ERCC1, ERCC2, and XRCC1 genes of the DNA repair pathway correlate with non-obstructive azoospermia and male infertility. METHODS: A total of 548 azoospermic infertile males and 410 fertile controls were genotyped for XRCC1 399A > G, 280G > A, and ERCC1 C > A 3' UTR and 541 azoospermic infertile males and 416 fertile controls were genotyped for ERCC2 751A > C using iPLEX Gold Assay. Meta-analyses were performed on XRCC1 399A > G (1022 cases and 1004 controls), ERCC1 C > A 3' UTR (879 cases and 1059 controls), and ERCC2 751A > C (914 cases and 850 controls) polymorphisms to quantitatively estimate the significance of the association between these polymorphisms and the risk of infertility. RESULTS: Statistically significant association between ERCC2 751A > C SNP and male infertility was found using the codominant model (p = 0.03). Results of meta-analysis suggested a lack of correlation with male infertility risk, which could be due to pooling of studies from different ethnic populations. Due to limited the number of studies, a stratified analysis for different ethnic groups could not be performed. CONCLUSION (S): In conclusion, AA genotype of 751A > C SNP in ERCC2 correlated with a higher risk of male infertility and may contribute to an increased risk of azoospermia and male infertility in Indian men.
PURPOSE: We investigated if substitutions in the ERCC1, ERCC2, and XRCC1 genes of the DNA repair pathway correlate with non-obstructive azoospermia and male infertility. METHODS: A total of 548 azoospermic infertile males and 410 fertile controls were genotyped for XRCC1 399A > G, 280G > A, and ERCC1 C > A 3' UTR and 541 azoospermic infertile males and 416 fertile controls were genotyped for ERCC2 751A > C using iPLEX Gold Assay. Meta-analyses were performed on XRCC1 399A > G (1022 cases and 1004 controls), ERCC1 C > A 3' UTR (879 cases and 1059 controls), and ERCC2 751A > C (914 cases and 850 controls) polymorphisms to quantitatively estimate the significance of the association between these polymorphisms and the risk of infertility. RESULTS: Statistically significant association between ERCC2 751A > C SNP and male infertility was found using the codominant model (p = 0.03). Results of meta-analysis suggested a lack of correlation with male infertility risk, which could be due to pooling of studies from different ethnic populations. Due to limited the number of studies, a stratified analysis for different ethnic groups could not be performed. CONCLUSION (S): In conclusion, AA genotype of 751A > C SNP in ERCC2 correlated with a higher risk of male infertility and may contribute to an increased risk of azoospermia and male infertility in Indian men.
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DNA repair; Infertility; Polymorphisms; Spermatogenesis
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