Association of the CYP17 gene and CYP19 gene polymorphisms with risk of endometriosis in Japanese women

Noriko Kado, Jo Kitawaki, Hiroshi Obayashi, Hiroaki Ishihara, Hisato Koshiba, Izumi Kusuki, Katsumi Tsukamoto, Goji Hasegawa, Naoto Nakamura, Toshikazu Yoshikawa, Hideo Honjo
Human Reproduction · 2002 · vol. 17(4) , pp. 897–902 · doi:10.1093/humrep/17.4.897 · PMID:11925378 · W2104968543
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The 3 bp I/D polymorphism in the CYP19 gene was associated with an increased frequency of endometriosis, particularly in cases with chocolate cysts or severe stages, among Japanese women.

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BACKGROUND: To investigate whether polymorphisms of CYP17 and CYP19 genes are associated with the risk of endometriosis, we analysed the frequency and distribution of a single nucleotide polymorphism at the 5' untranslated region of the CYP17 gene, and a tetranucleotide (TTTA) tandem repeat polymorphism and a 3 bp insertion (I)/deletion (D) polymorphism in intron 4 of the CYP19 gene. METHODS: We studied 140 patients with endometriosis, 67 with adenomyosis and/or leiomyomas and 177 healthy control women. RESULTS: The distribution of the genotypes of CYP17 and alleles of the TTTA repeat polymorphism of CYP19 were not significantly different between the groups. In contrast, an increased frequency of the D/D genotype was observed in the endometriosis group as compared with the control group (D/D genotype versus I/I plus I/D genotypes; corrected P = 0.024). This was more evident in the endometriosis subgroups with chocolate cysts (corrected P = 0.043) and at severe clinical stages (corrected P = 0.035). CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that the 3 bp I/D polymorphism of the CYP19 gene may be weakly associated with the susceptibility of endometriosis in a Japanese population.

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endometriosisadenomyosis

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Aromatase Asian People Endometriosis Genetic Predisposition to Disease Polymorphism, Genetic Steroid 17-alpha-Hydroxylase Adult Alleles Aromatase Asian People DNA Transposable Elements Endometriosis Female Gene Deletion Gene Frequency Genetic Predisposition to Disease Genotype Humans Japan Leiomyomatosis

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