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Table 1 Candidate gene polymorphism associated with the pathogenesis of Polycystic ovary syndrome

From: The role of polymorphism in various potential genes on polycystic ovary syndrome susceptibility and pathogenesis

Gene

Polymorphism

Studied population

Physiological function

Reference

CYP11A

5’UTR (TTTTA)n pentanucleotide repeat

Samaritan

Hirsutism

[35]

(TTTTA)n Microsatellite

Caucasian

Hyperandrogenism

[41]

Greek

[42]

(TTTTA)n Pentanucleotide repeat

Different

Hyperandrogenism

[43]

CYP17

-34 T/C polymorphism

British

Hyperandrogenism

Insulin resistance

[44]

American

[44]

Korean

[44]

Chinese

[45]

Thai

[44]

Indian

[46]

Turkish

[47]

CYP19

rs2414096 polymorphism

African

Hyperandrogenism

[48]

American

[48]

Caucasian

Decreased aromatase activity

[48]

Chinese

[49]

Iranian

Increased E2 to T ratio

[50]

Indian

[51]

Iraqi

[52]

Egyptian

[53]

Japanese

[48]

Chinese

[54]

(TTTA)n Tetranucleotide repeat polymorphism

Greek

Hyperandrogenism

[55]

Han Chinese

[56]

17βHSD

−71 A/G polymorphism

Greece

Hyperandrogenism

[57]

Caucasian

[58]

African-American

[59]

Spanish

[60]

SHBG

TAAAA repeat Polymorphism

French

Hirsutism

[61, 62]

Greek

Late menarche

[63]

Croatian

Decrease SHBG level

[64]

Slovenian

[65]

rs1799941 & rs 727,428

Chinese

Insulin resistance

[66]

American

[67]

D327N

Mediterranean

Hirsutism

[68]

French

Androgen excess

[62]

E326K

Turkey

Metabolism of SHBG

[69]

AR

Short CAG repeat

Chinese

Hyperandrogenism

[70]

Caucasian

Increased androgen sensitivity

[71]

[72, 73]

GGN polymorphism

Chinese

Hyperandrogenism

[74]

INSR

C/T polymorphism

Caucasian

Insulin resistance

[75]

Chinese

[76]

Korean

[77]

LHCGR

rs13405728

Han Chinese

Hyperandrogenism

[78]

S312N

Sardinian

[79]

FSHR

rs6165

Turkish

 

[47]

rs 6166

Italian

[80]

Korean

[81]

Chinese

Difference in FSH & PRL levels

[82, 83]

rs2268361

Chinese

Folliculogenesis

[39]

GnRHR

rs104893836

Israeli

 

[84]

IL-1

rs1800587

Turkish

Biochemical, hormonal changes

[85]

Caucasian

[86]

Caucasian

[86]

rs16944

Chinese

 

[87]

PPARG

Pro12Ala

Korean

Abdominal obesity

[88]

Metabolic dysfunction

BMI

European

BMI

[89]

Asian

 

[89]

Caucasian

Insulin resistance

Hirsutism

[90,91,92,93,94]

VDR

rs1544410, rs7975232

South Indian

Biochemical, metabolic, endocrine parameters

[95]

Iranian

[96, 97]

rs10735810, rs731236

Turkish

[98]

rs757343

Austrian

[99]

FTO

rs9939609

Chinese

Obesity

[100, 101]

UK

[102]

Finland

[102]

South Brazilian

[103]

Caucasian

[104]

East Asian

[104]

ACE

ACE I/D polymorphism

Caucasian

Hyperandrogenism

[105]

Chinese

[106]

Turkey

[107, 108]

  1. In addition, the name of the genes, the physiologic function affected by the genes, the studied population, and the type of single nucleotide polymorphisms or polymorphisms related with PCOS are detailed in this Table 1
  2. Abbreviations: 17βHSD 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase, SHBG Sex hormone binding globulin, AR Androgen receptor, INSR Insulin receptor, FSHR Follicle stimulating hormone receptor, GnRHR Gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor, LHCGR Luteinizing hormone/chorionic gonadotropin receptor, IL-1 Interleukin-1, PPARG Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Gamma, VDR Vitamin D receptor, FTO Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated Protein, ACE Angiotensin Converting Enzyme