Análise do polimorfismo Fok1 do gene VDR em mulheres inférteis com endometriose Analysis of VDR gene polymorphism Fok1 in infertile women with endometriosis

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This study found no significant association between the VDR gene Fok1 polymorphism and endometriosis-associated infertility in the Brazilian population.

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The study evaluated the frequency of the VDR gene Fok1 (rs10735810, T2C) polymorphism and whether it is associated with endometriosis-related infertility. Using a case-control design, the authors analyzed 147 infertile women with endometriosis and 154 fertile women without endometriosis, genotyping Fok1 via PCR-RFLP and comparing genotype and allele frequencies with chi-square tests, including analyses by endometriosis stage. They found no statistically significant differences in TT, TC, or CC genotype frequencies or in allele distributions between cases and controls, and this remained true after stratification by minimal/mild versus moderate/severe disease (all p-values not significant). This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it tests whether VDR Fok1 polymorphism is associated with endometriosis-associated infertility in a Brazilian population.

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OBJETIVO: avaliar a frequência do polimorfismo Fok1 do gene do receptor da vitamina D (VDR) em mulheres inférteis com endometriose e Grupo Controle, e sua associação com a doença. MÉTODOS: estudo caso-controle que incluiu 147 mulheres inférteis com endometriose e 154 mulheres férteis sem endometriose como Controle. O polimorfismo Fok1 (rs10735810, T2C), que promove uma troca de T/C no éxon 2 do gene VDR, foi identificado por PCR-RFLP (análise de polimorfismos de fragmentos de restrição), que envolve a combinação de amplificação por PCR (reação em cadeia da polimerase) e digestão com endonuclease de restrição. O teste do χ2 foi utilizado para comparar as frequências dos genótipos e alelos entre os grupos. Todos os valores de p foram bicaudais, e o nível de significância considerado foi 0,05 (α<0,05). RESULTADOS: os genótipos TT, TC e CC do polimorfismo FokI do gene VDR apresentaram frequência de 44,2%, 46,9% e 8,9% nas mulheres inférteis com endometriose e 41,6%, 50% e 8,4% no Grupo Controle, e não apresentaram diferença significante quando comparados (p=0,8), mesmo quando as pacientes com endometriose foram subdivididas de acordo com o estadiamento da endometriose (p=0,3 para endometriose mínima e leve e p=0,2 para endometriose moderada e grave). Em relação aos alelos, T e C estavam presentes, respectivamente, em 67,6% e 32,3% das mulheres inférteis com endometriose (p=0,8), em 63,5% e 36,5% das mulheres com endometriose mínima/leve (p=0,5), em 72,5% e 27,5% das mulheres com endometriose moderada/grave (p=0,2), e em 66,6% e 33,4% das mulheres do Grupo Controle. Não foi observada diferença estatística significante na comparação entre nenhum dos grupos e o Grupo Controle. CONCLUSÃO: o estudo mostrou que o polimorfismo Fok1 do gene VDR não confere risco genético associado ao desenvolvimento de endometriose associada à infertilidade na população brasileira.PURPOSE: to evaluate the frequency of VDR gene polymorphism Fok1 in infertile women with endometriosis and Control and its relation to the disease. METHODS: a case-control study that included 147 infertile women with endometriosis and 154 fertile women without endometriosis as Control. Fok1 polymorphism (rs10735810, T2C), which promotes a T/C exchange in exon 2 of the VDR gene, was identified by the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP), that involves the combination of amplification by PCR and digestion with restriction endonuclease. The χ2 test was used to compare allele and genotype frequencies between groups. All p-values were two-tailed and a p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: the TT, TC and CC genotype frequencies of VDR Fok1 polymorphism were 44.2%, 46.9% and 8.9% in infertile women with endometriosis and 41.6%, 50% and 8.4% in the Control Group. No significant difference was found (p=0.8), even when the patients were subdivided according to the stage of endometriosis (p=0.3 for minimal and mild endometriosis and p=0.2 for moderate and severe endometriosis). Alleles T and C were present, respectively, in 67.6% and 32.3% of infertile women with endometriosis (p=0.8), in 63.5% and 36.5% of women with minimal/mild endometriosis (p=0.5), in 72.5% and 27.5% of women with moderate/severe endometriosis (p=0.2), and in 66.6% and 33.4% of the Control Group. No statistically significant difference was found among any groups and the Control. CONCLUSION: the results suggest that VDR gene polymorphism Fok1 does not confer genetic susceptibility to endometriosis-associated infertility in the Brazilian population.
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Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia (Feb 2011) Análise do polimorfismo Fok1 do gene VDR em mulheres inférteis com endometriose Analysis of VDR gene polymorphism Fok1 in infertile women with endometriosis Abstract OBJETIVO: avaliar a frequência do polimorfismo Fok1 do gene do receptor da vitamina D (VDR) em mulheres inférteis com endometriose e Grupo Controle, e sua associação com a doença. MÉTODOS: estudo caso-controle que incluiu 147 mulheres inférteis com endometriose e 154 mulheres férteis sem endometriose como Controle. O polimorfismo Fok1 (rs10735810, T2C), que promove uma troca de T/C no éxon 2 do gene VDR, foi identificado por PCR-RFLP (análise de polimorfismos de fragmentos de restrição), que envolve a combinação de amplificação por PCR (reação em cadeia da polimerase) e digestão com endonuclease de restrição. O teste do χ2 foi utilizado para comparar as frequências dos genótipos e alelos entre os grupos. Todos os valores de p foram bicaudais, e o nível de significância considerado foi 0,05 (αPURPOSE: to evaluate the frequency of VDR gene polymorphism Fok1 in infertile women with endometriosis and Control and its relation to the disease. METHODS: a case-control study that included 147 infertile women with endometriosis and 154 fertile women without endometriosis as Control. Fok1 polymorphism (rs10735810, T2C), which promotes a T/C exchange in exon 2 of the VDR gene, was identified by the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP), that involves the combination of amplification by PCR and digestion with restriction endonuclease. The χ2 test was used to compare allele and genotype frequencies between groups. All p-values were two-tailed and a p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: the TT, TC and CC genotype frequencies of VDR Fok1 polymorphism were 44.2%, 46.9% and 8.9% in infertile women with endometriosis and 41.6%, 50% and 8.4% in the Control Group. No significant difference was found (p=0.8), even when the patients were subdivided according to the stage of endometriosis (p=0.3 for minimal and mild endometriosis and p=0.2 for moderate and severe endometriosis). Alleles T and C were present, respectively, in 67.6% and 32.3% of infertile women with endometriosis (p=0.8), in 63.5% and 36.5% of women with minimal/mild endometriosis (p=0.5), in 72.5% and 27.5% of women with moderate/severe endometriosis (p=0.2), and in 66.6% and 33.4% of the Control Group. No statistically significant difference was found among any groups and the Control. CONCLUSION: the results suggest that VDR gene polymorphism Fok1 does not confer genetic susceptibility to endometriosis-associated infertility in the Brazilian population. Keywords

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