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ArticleMolecular biology reports2022

A lack of a definite correlation between male sub-fertility and single nucleotide polymorphisms in sperm mitochondrial genes MT-CO3, MT-ATP6 and MT-ATP8.

Mayyas Saleh Jaweesh, Mohamad Eid Hammadeh, Fatina W Dahadhah, Mohammad A Al Smadi, Mazhar Salim Al Zoubi, Manal Issam Abu Alarjah, Houda Amor

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Mayyas Saleh JaweeshDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Saarland University, Homburg, Saar, Germany. mayyas_jaweesh@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0248-4777
Mohamad Eid HammadehDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Saarland University, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Fatina W DahadhahDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Saarland University, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Mohammad A Al SmadiDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Saarland University, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Mazhar Salim Al ZoubiDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, 21163, Jordan.
Manal Issam Abu AlarjahDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, 21163, Jordan.
Houda AmorDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Saarland University, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Saarland University · DEYarmouk University · JOUniversitätsklinikum des Saarlandes · DE

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backgroundAn inability of a man to conceive a potentially fertile woman after a year of unprotected intercourse is defined as male infertility. It is reported that 30-40% of males in their reproductive years have abnormalities in sperm production, either qualitatively or quantitatively, or both. However, genetic factors result in up to 15% of male infertility cases. The present study aimed to analyze the possible correlations between sub-fertility and polymorphisms in sperm mitochondrial CO3, ATP6 and ATP8 genes in sub-fertile men. METHODS AND

resultsFor 67 sub-fertile and 44 fertile male samples, Sanger sequencing of selected mitochondrial DNA genes was done. A total of twelve SNPs in the MT-CO3 gene: rs2248727, rs7520428, rs3134801, rs9743, rs28358272, rs2853824, rs2856985, rs2854139, rs41347846, rs28380140, rs3902407, and 28,411,821, fourteen SNPs in the MT-ATP6: rs2001031, rs2000975, rs2298011, rs7520428, rs9645429, rs112660509, rs6650105, rs6594033, rs6594034, rs6594035, rs3020563, rs28358887, rs2096044, and rs9283154, and ten SNPs in the MT-ATP8: rs9285835, rs9285836, rs9283154, rs8179289, rs121434446, rs1116906, rs2153588, rs1116905, rs1116907, and rs3020563 were detected in the case and control groups at different nucleotide positions. Only the rs7520428 in the MT-CO3 and MT-ATP6 showed a statistically significant difference between sub-fertile and fertile groups in the genotype's and allele's frequency test (P < 0.0001 for both).

conclusionThe results of our study suggest that male sub-fertility is linked with rs7520428 SNP in MT-CO3 and MT-ATP6. The studied polymorphic variations in the MT-ATP8 gene, on the contrary, did not reveal any significant association with male sub-fertility.

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Genes, MitochondrialInfertility, MaleDNA, MitochondrialFemaleHumansMaleMitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPasesPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSemenSpermatozoaDNA, MitochondrialMitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPasesMT-ATP6 protein, humanMT-ATP8 protein, humanATP6 and ATP8CO3Male sub-fertility

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PMID36066780
PMCPMC9618475
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