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No evidence of mutations in the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor gene in Mexican women with 46,XX pure gonadal dysgenesis.

Abstract
In the ovary FSH is necessary for normal follicular development, binding to its receptor (FSHR) that pertains to the superfamily of G-protein coupled receptors. In the FSHR gene, which consists of 10 exons, an homozygous mutation was reported in six Finnish families with gonadal dysgenesis; whereas two isolated French patients exhibited compound heterozygous mutations. Several groups, however, have searched for FSHR mutations, although in most cases the gene has been studied partially, not finding any genetic abnormalities in German, English, North American or Brazilian women. We performed direct sequencing of all 10 exons of the FSHR gene in seven sporadic patients and two sisters with 46,XX pure gonadal dysgenesis, to investigate the cause of their disorder. No heterozygous or homozygous mutant alleles were present in any of the patients. Although the number of patients evaluated was small, considering all the other previous reports, it seems that except in the Finnish population, the proportion of women with mutations in the encoding region of this gene is very low. Other possibilities for the presence of 46,XX gonadal dysgenesis, such as defects in the regulatory regions of the FSHR gene promoter, in the untranslated regions of exons 1 and 10, and within introns, or the existence of other genes likely to be important for normal ovarian function on the X chromosome or on autosomes, should be considered. In contrast with other studies, we did not find polymorphisms of the FSHR gene, indicating that apparently in Mexicans this gene is not highly polymorphic.
AuthorsE de la Chesnaye, P Canto, A Ulloa-Aguirre, J P Méndez
JournalAmerican journal of medical genetics (Am J Med Genet) Vol. 98 Issue 2 Pg. 125-8 (Jan 15 2001) ISSN: 0148-7299 [Print] United States
PMID11223847 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
CopyrightCopyright 2001 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Chemical References
  • DNA Primers
  • Receptors, FSH
  • DNA
Topics
  • Adult
  • DNA (analysis)
  • DNA Primers (chemistry)
  • Exons
  • Female
  • Gonadal Dysgenesis (genetics)
  • Homozygote
  • Humans
  • Mexico
  • Mutation
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Receptors, FSH (genetics)
  • X Chromosome

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