title: Evaluating influence of the genotypes in the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) Ser680Asn (rs6166) polymorphism on poor and hyper-responders to ovarian stimulation: a meta-analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Reported associations of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation response (COH) with genotypes of the Ser680Asn (N680S) polymorphism in the follicle stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) gene have conflicting results.
  
  
  METHODS
  PubMed and Embase databases were searched for studies that investigated the N680S polymorphism in the FSHR gene in COH. Parameters used to examine ovarian response were poor and hyper-responses to COH. Using the meta-analytic approach, we estimated ovarian response risk (odds ratio [OR] with 95% confidence intervals) according to genotype.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our findings showed that SS genotype carriers were most likely to be poor responders (OR 1.61, p = 0.08) compared to the NN and NS genotypes which showed no associations (OR 0.93-0.95, p = 0.75-0.78). Heterogeneity of these pooled ORs warranted examining its sources. We detected outlying studies in each of the three N680S genotypes. Omitting these outliers erased the heterogeneity of the recalculated pooled outcomes. It also materially altered the SS effects where carriers became slightly unlikely to be poor responders (OR 0.90, p = 0.52). The S allele carrier effect was modulated for poor responders (OR 1.24, p = 0.39) in the Non-Hispanic Caucasian (NHC) subgroup. The likelihood of the S allele carriers (OR 1.47, p = 0.02) and the unlikelihood of the N allele carriers (OR 0.64, p = 0.007) were significant in our hyper-response findings. Confined to NHC retained significance of the S allele effects (OR 1.57, p = 0.01) but not among the N allele carriers (OR 0.68, p = 0.18).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In summary, this is a meta-analytical confirmation of the FSHR SS genotype role in COH response. Hyper-responder analysis strengths lie on the non-heterogeneity and robustness of its results. Non-robustness and heterogeneity of the poor-responder results compose its limitations. Thus, poor response findings probably require caution as to the interpretation as a susceptibility marker for ovarian response.
authors.affiliation: Center for Research and Development, Angeles University Foundation, Angeles City, 2009, Philippines. npabalan2@yahoo.com.br.|Graduate School, Cebu Doctors' University, Mandaue City, 6014, Philippines. npabalan2@yahoo.com.br.|Research and Extensions Office, Saint Louis University, BaguioCity, 2006, Philippines. npabalan2@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Noel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pabalan
authors.affiliation: Human Reproduction and Genetics Center, Department of Collective Health - Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Av. Príncipe de Gales, 821, Santo André/SP, São Paulo, Zip Code 09060-650, Brazil. camilatrevisan22@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Camila Martins
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Trevisan
authors.affiliation: Human Reproduction and Genetics Center, Department of Collective Health - Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Av. Príncipe de Gales, 821, Santo André/SP, São Paulo, Zip Code 09060-650, Brazil. carlapeluso@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peluso
authors.affiliation: Environmental Monitoring and Reporting Branch, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, 125 Resources Road, Etobicoke, ON, M9P 3V6, Canada. hamdi@hamdi.ca.
authors.forename: Hamdi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jarjanazi
authors.affiliation: Human Reproduction and Genetics Center, Department of Collective Health - Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Av. Príncipe de Gales, 821, Santo André/SP, São Paulo, Zip Code 09060-650, Brazil. denise.mor@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Denise Maria
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Christofolini
authors.affiliation: Human Reproduction and Genetics Center, Department of Collective Health - Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Av. Príncipe de Gales, 821, Santo André/SP, São Paulo, Zip Code 09060-650, Brazil. caiopb@uol.com.br.
authors.forename: Caio Parente
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.affiliation: Human Reproduction and Genetics Center, Department of Collective Health - Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Av. Príncipe de Gales, 821, Santo André/SP, São Paulo, Zip Code 09060-650, Brazil. bianca.bianco@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Bianca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bianco
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D056726:Genetic Association Studies; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D010062:Ovulation Induction; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011962:Receptors, FSH / Q000235:genetics*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011962:Receptors, FSH