Comparison of polymorphism 139C > A ( (rs737008) of protamine 1 gene in infertile men with diagnosis of oligospermia and asthenospermia

Abstract

The male infertility accounts for about half of the infertility in couples. The idiotypic asthenospermia and oligospermia, which mostly occur as a result of genetic mutations, are among the main causes of male infertility. Until now, the relationship between different SNPs in the PRM1 gene and male infertility have been reported. In this study, we evaluated the possible correlation between 139C > A (rs737008) SNP in the PRM1 gene and asthenospermia/oligospermia in patients who referred to the Gerash Infertility Center. To aim this, three groups were considered in this study including healthy fertile males, asthenospermia patients and the patients suffering from oligospermia. After DNA extraction from their blood samples, the PCR was carried out to amplify a 558 bp PRM1 gene fragment. Then, the RFLP technique was performed to identified the SNP in the PCR products. Our results showed that the frequency of the 139C > A (rs737008) SNP in the population study was 41%. We found no significant differences between the SNP and asthenospermia/oligospermia in the current study. According to the demographic data, no significant differences were also found between smoking or alcohol consumption and male infertility in this study.