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Synergism between the N -acetyltransferase 2 gene and oxidant exposure increases the risk of idiopathic male infertility

Abstract N -acetyltransferase (NAT2) is a phase-II xenobiotic-metabolizing enzyme participating in the detoxification of toxic arylamines, aromatic amines and hydrazines. The present study was designed to investigate whether two common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of the NAT2 gene (481C>...

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Published in:Reproductive biomedicine online 2014-09, Vol.29 (3), p.362-369
Main Authors: Yarosh, Sergey L, Kokhtenko, Elena V, Churnosov, Mikhail I, Ataman, Alexander V, Solodilova, Maria A, Polonikov, Alexey V
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Summary:Abstract N -acetyltransferase (NAT2) is a phase-II xenobiotic-metabolizing enzyme participating in the detoxification of toxic arylamines, aromatic amines and hydrazines. The present study was designed to investigate whether two common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of the NAT2 gene (481C>T, rs1799929; 590G>A, rs1799930) are associated with susceptibility to idiopathic male infertility and to assess if the risk is modified by oxidant and antioxidant exposures. A total 430 DNA samples (203 infertile patients and 227 fertile men) were genotyped for the polymorphisms by PCR and restriction fragment length polymorphism. No association was found between the NAT2 polymorphisms and idiopathic male infertility. However, gene–environment interaction analysis revealed that a low-acetylation genotype, 590GA, was significantly associated with increased disease risk in men who had environmental risk factors such as cigarette smoking (OR 1.71, 95% CI 1.02–2.87, P = 0.042), alcohol abuse (OR 2.14, 95% CI 1.08–4.27, P = 0.029) and low fruit/vegetable intake (OR 1.68, 95% CI 1.01–2.79, P = 0.04). This pilot study found, as far as is known for the first time, that the polymorphism 590G>A of NAT2 is a novel genetic marker for susceptibility to idiopathic male infertility, but the risk is potentiated by exposure to various environmental oxidants.
ISSN:1472-6483
1472-6491
DOI:10.1016/j.rbmo.2014.04.008