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PMID 23553198
Gene Name FCRL3
Condition Endometriosis realted infertility
Association Associated
Mutation FCRL3 -169T>C polymorphism
Population size 660
Population details 660 (141 infertile women with endometriosis, 519 fertile women)
Sex Female
Infertility type Female infertility
Associated genes FCRL3
Other associated phenotypes Endometriosis-related infertility
The FCRL3 -169T>C polymorphism and the risk of endometriosis-related infertility in a Polish population.

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2013 Oct;288(4):799-804. doi: 10.1007/s00404-013-2829-5.

Szczepanska, Malgorzata| Wirstlein, Przemyslaw| Holysz, Hanna| Skrzypczak, Jana| Jagodzinski, Pawel P

Division of Reproduction, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.

OBJECTIVE: Recently, the FCRL3 -169T>C (rs7528684) single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) has been demonstrated to be a risk factor of endometriosis related infertility. We studied whether the FCRL -169T>C SNP can be associated with endometriosis-related infertility in a sample of the Polish population METHODS: Using PCR-RFLP analysis we genotyped 141 infertile women with endometriosis and 519 fertile women. FCRL3 transcript levels were determined by reverse transcription and real-time quantitative PCR analysis in CD19(+) B cells from women with endometriosis-associated infertility and fertile women RESULTS: We found a significantly increased frequency of the FCRL3 C/C genotype in women with endometriosis-associated infertility than controls [OR = 1.681 (95 % CI = 1.120-2.522, p = 0.0116, p corr = 0.0348)]. There was also a statistically increased frequency of the C/C and C/T genotypes in patients compared with controls [OR = 2.009 (95 % CI = 1.214-3.324, p = 0.0059, p corr = 0.0177)]. The p value of the chi (2) test for the trend observed for the FCRL3 -169T>C polymorphism was also statistically significant (p trend = 0.0012, p corr = 0.0036). We also found significantly increased FCRL3 transcript levels in carriers of the FCRL3 -169 CC vs TT and CT vs TT genotype both in women with endometriosis-related infertility (p = 0.012; p = 0.015) and fertile women (p = 0.017; p = 0.032) CONCLUSIONS: FCRL3 -169T>C polymorphism alters the expression of FCRL3 and can be a risk factor of endometriosis-related infertility.

Mesh Terms: Adult| Case-Control Studies| Endometriosis/complications/*genetics| Female| Genetic Markers| *Genetic Predisposition to Disease| Genotype| Genotyping Techniques| Humans| Infertility, Female/*etiology/genetics| Odds Ratio| Poland| *Polymorphism