Differences in ovarian aging patterns between races are associated with ovarian genotypes and sub-genotypes of the FMR1gene

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Research

Ann Kim¹  Andrea Weghofer²  David H Barad³  Norbert Gleicher³ 

[1] The Center for Human Reproduction (CHR), New York,, NY,, USA;The Center for Human Reproduction (CHR), New York,, NY,, USA;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna,, Austria;The Center for Human Reproduction (CHR), New York,, NY,, USA;Foundation for Reproductive Medicine, New York,, NY,, USA;

关键词: Ovarian reserve;    Ovarian aging;    Follicle stimulating hormone;    Anti-Müllerian hormone;    Oocyte yield;    FMR1;    Infertility;    In vitro fertilization;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1477-7827-10-77

 received in 2012-06-25, accepted in 2012-09-04,  发布年份 2012

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundOvarian aging patterns differ between races, and appear to affect fertility treatment outcomes. What causes these differences is, however, unknown. Variations in ovarian aging patterns have recently been associated with specific ovarian genotypes and sub-genotypes of the FMR1 gene. We, therefore, attempted to determine differences in how functional ovarian reserve (FOR) changes with advancing age between races, and whether changes are associated with differences in distribution of ovarian genotypes and sub-genotypes of the FMR1 gene.MethodsWe determined in association with in vitro fertilization (IVF) FOR in 62 young Caucasian, African and Asian oocyte donors and 536 older infertility patients of all three races, based on follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and oocyte yields, and investigated whether differences between races are associated with differences in distribution of FMR1 genotypes and sub-genotypes.ResultsChanges in distribution of mean FSH, AMH and oocyte yields between young donors and older infertility patients were significant (all P < 0.001). Donors did not demonstrate significant differences between races in AMH and FSH but demonstrated significant differences in oocyte yields [F(2,59) = 4.22, P = 0.019]: Specifically, African donors demonstrated larger oocyte yields than Caucasians (P = 0.008) and Asians (P = 0.022). In patients, AMH levels differed significantly between races [F (2,533) = 4.25, P = 0.015]. Holm-Sidak post-hoc comparisons demonstrated that Caucasians demonstrated lower AMH in comparison to Asians (P = 0.007). Percentages of FMR1 genotypes and sub-genotypes in patients varied significantly between races, with Asians demonstrating fewer het-norm/low sub-genotypes than Caucasians and Africans (P = 0.012).ConclusionFOR changes in different races at different rates, and appears to parallel ovarian FMR1 genotypes and sub-genotype distributions. Differences in ovarian aging between races may, therefore, be FMR1-associated.

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© Gleicher et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012