title: Association of AR rs6152G/A gene polymorphism with susceptibility to polycystic ovary syndrome in Chinese women.
abstract: Hyperandrogenism is a central feature of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Androgens act via the androgen receptor (AR). The rs6152G/A AR gene polymorphism has been reported to be associated with male pattern baldness (MPB), which is a common characteristic of males in PCOS families. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between the rs6152G/A polymorphism and PCOS in Han Chinese women. The rs6152G/A AR gene polymorphism was screened by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) in 224 PCOS women and 223 control subjects from the Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-XIANGYA in China. There was a significantly higher prevalence of genotypes containing the A allele in PCOS patients compared with controls (P < 0.05). Patients carrying the rs6152A allele had a 1.608-fold greater risk of developing polycystic ovary syndrome compared with rs6152GG homozygotes (OR = 1.608, CI = 1.008-2.597, P < 0.05). In conclusion, the individuals carrying the rs6152A allele had significantly higher susceptibility to polycystic ovary syndrome than those that were GG homozygotes.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Human Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: X Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: G X
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D002681:China; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D011944:Receptors, Androgen / Q000235:genetics*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D011944:Receptors, Androgen; D013739:Testosterone; D004958:Estradiol; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone