Association study of four key folliculogenesis genes in polycystic ovary syndrome.
case_control · Level III
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Abstract
Polycystic ovaries and impaired fertility are the result of abnormal folliculogenesis. Our objective was to determine the role of four candidate folliculogenesis genes in the development of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Women with and without PCOS (335 cases; 198 controls) were genotyped for single nucleotide polymorphisms in GDF9, BMP15, AMH, and AMHR2. Variants in these genes were not associated with PCOS. Certain GDF9 variants were associated with hirsutism scores and parity in PCOS patients. GDF9 may thus serve as a modifier gene. These results suggest that inherited defects in folliculogenesis are not major factors in the genetic susceptibility to PCOS.
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Mullerian Hormone
- Bone Morphogenetic Protein 15
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Growth Differentiation Factor 9
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Receptors, Peptide
- Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta