Androgen receptor CAG polymorphism (Xq11-12) status and human spermatogenesis: A prospective analysis of infertile males and their offspring conceived by intracytoplasmic sperm injection

  • Authors:
    • Yukiko Katagiri
    • Queenie V. Neri
    • Takumi Takeuchi
    • Fred Moy
    • Eric Scott Sills
    • Gianpiero D. Palermo
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  • Published online on: September 1, 2006     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.18.3.405
  • Pages: 405-413
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Abstract

We determined the association of androgen receptor (AR) (CAG)n lengths among fertile and infertile males and offspring conceived by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Assessment of (CAG)n repeats in the AR was performed in a Caucasian population by gene sequencing in fertile men (n=13), infertile men (n=64), boys conceived after ICSI (n=21), and boys conceived naturally (n=11). In the AZF region of the Y chromosome, a total of 22 STSs were analyzed by multiplex PCR; selected spermatozoa were also analyzed by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) for chromosomes 18, 21, X, and Y. The average age was 43.7±7 yr for infertile, 44.8±7 yr for fertile men, and 5.0±0.5 yr for the children. The mean (CAG)n was 22.2±3 for the infertile men and 19.3±5 for fertile controls. There was a significant difference in CAG repeat length in the severely oligo-/azoo-spermic men vs. controls (p=0.02). An inverse correlation was evident between CAG length and semen parameters. For ICSI male children, the AR (CAG)n lengths were 21.4±3.2 vs. 20.8±3.4 for boys conceived naturally. While all peripheral karyotypes of fertile and infertile men were normal, de novo gonosomal abnormalities were observed in the ICSI offspring. The incidence of Y microdeletions was 1.6% in infertile men; all the ICSI sons had an intact Y chromosome. In conclusion, severely oligo- and azoospermic men had longer CAG repeat length than fertile controls, suggesting that certain AR gene mutations may have a negative effect on spermatogenesis. An increased incidence of de novo gonosomal abnormalities was found in the ICSI offspring when compared to children conceived naturally. Our assessment of the polymorphic region of the AR gene, in the absence of other specific genomic abnormalities, suggests that the fertility of children conceived by ICSI may be conserved.

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Katagiri Y, Neri QV, Takeuchi T, Moy F, Sills ES and Palermo GD: Androgen receptor CAG polymorphism (Xq11-12) status and human spermatogenesis: A prospective analysis of infertile males and their offspring conceived by intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Int J Mol Med 18: 405-413, 2006.
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Katagiri, Y., Neri, Q.V., Takeuchi, T., Moy, F., Sills, E.S., & Palermo, G.D. (2006). Androgen receptor CAG polymorphism (Xq11-12) status and human spermatogenesis: A prospective analysis of infertile males and their offspring conceived by intracytoplasmic sperm injection. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 18, 405-413. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.18.3.405
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Katagiri, Y., Neri, Q. V., Takeuchi, T., Moy, F., Sills, E. S., Palermo, G. D."Androgen receptor CAG polymorphism (Xq11-12) status and human spermatogenesis: A prospective analysis of infertile males and their offspring conceived by intracytoplasmic sperm injection". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 18.3 (2006): 405-413.
Chicago
Katagiri, Y., Neri, Q. V., Takeuchi, T., Moy, F., Sills, E. S., Palermo, G. D."Androgen receptor CAG polymorphism (Xq11-12) status and human spermatogenesis: A prospective analysis of infertile males and their offspring conceived by intracytoplasmic sperm injection". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 18, no. 3 (2006): 405-413. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.18.3.405