Abstract
Purpose
To investigate the association between SEPTIN12 gene variants and the risk of azoospermia caused by meiotic arrest.
Methods
Mutational analysis of the SEPTIN12 gene was performed using DNA from 30 Japanese patients with azoospermia by meiotic arrest and 140 fertile male controls.
Results
The frequencies of the c.204G>C (Gln38His) allele and the CC genotype were significantly higher in patients than in fertile controls (p < 0.05).
Conclusion
The c.204G>C (Gln38His) variant in the SEPTIN12 gene was associated with increased susceptibility to azoospermia caused by meiotic arrest.
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This study was supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (22591811, 22591812, and 23592388) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan.
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (22591811, 22591812, and 23592388) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan.
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Miyamoto, T., Tsujimura, A., Miyagawa, Y. et al. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the SEPTIN12 gene may be associated with azoospermia by meiotic arrest in Japanese men. J Assist Reprod Genet 29, 47–51 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-011-9679-5
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