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      Frequency of the allelic variant (Trp8Arg/Ile15Thr) of the luteinizing hormone gene in a Brazilian cohort of healthy subjects and in patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism Translated title: Freqüência da variante alélica (Trp8Arg/Ile15Thr) do gene do hormônio luteinizante em um grupo de brasileiros saudáveis e pacientes portadores de hipogonadismo hipogonadotrófico

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          PURPOSE: To evaluate the frequency of allelic variant Trp8Arg/Ile15Thr in the luteinizing hormone beta-subunit gene in a Brazilian population of healthy subjects and in patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Two hundred and two adults (115 women) with normal sexual function and 48 patients (24 women) with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism underwent a molecular study of the the luteinizing hormone beta-subunit gene using a polymerase chain reaction technique followed by enzymatic digestion with the restriction enzymes Nco I (for detection of the Trp8Arg point mutation) and Fok I (for detection of the Ile15Thr point mutation). Basal luteinizing hormone and FSH, testosterone, or estradiol levels were measured in 37 healthy subjects (21 women) and in 27 hypogonadotropic hypogonadism patients (13 women) by immunofluorometric methods (hLH-Spec and hFSH-Spec, AutoDELFIA, Wallac Oy, Turku, Finland). RESULTS: The genetic variant of the luteinizing hormone beta-subunit gene was present at a similar frequency in healthy subjects (14.4%) compared to patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (16.6%). There was no effect of the allelic variant of the luteinizing hormone beta-subunit gene on luteinizing hormone levels in patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism as compared to healthy subjects. CONCLUSION: This study indicates that the allelic variant Trp8Arg/Ile15Thr of the luteinizing hormone beta-subunit gene is a common polymorphism in the Brazilian population (14.4%). The same frequency of this luteinizing hormone variant in the groups with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and in the healthy subjects excludes a relationship between this variant and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.

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          OBJETIVO: Avaliar a freqüência da variante alélica (Trp8Arg/Ile15Thr) do gene da subunidade beta do hormônio luteinizante em um grupo de brasileiros saudáveis e em pacientes portadores de hipogonadismo hipogonadotrófico. CASUÍSTICA E MÉTODOS: Duzentos e dois adultos (115 mulheres) com função sexual preservada e 48 pacientes (24 mulheres) portadoras de hipogonadismo hipogonadotrófico foram submetidos a estudo molecular utilizando técnicas de reação em cadeia da polimerase seguida por digestão enzimática com as enzimas de restrição Nco I (para detecção da mutação pontual Trp8Arg) e Fok I (para detecção da mutação pontual Ile15Thr). Os níveis basais de hormônio luteinizante e FSH, testosterona ou estradiol foram dosados em 37 indivíduos normais (21 mulheres) e 27 pacientes portadores de hipogonadismo hipogonadotrófico (13 mulheres) pelo método imunofluorométrico (hLH-Spec and hFSH-Spec, AutoDELFIA, Wallac Oy, Turku, Finland). RESULTADOS: A variante alélica (Arg8/Thr15) do gene da subunidade beta do LH apresentou freqüência similar nos indivíduos saudáveis (14.4%) e nos pacientes portadores de hipogonadismo hipogonadotrófico (16.6%). Não houve interferência da variante alélica do gene da subunidade beta do LH nos níveis de LH dos indivíduos normais e dos pacientes portadores de hipogonadismo hipogonadotrófico. CONCLUSÃO: Este estudo indica que a variante alélicaArg8/Thr15 do gene da subunidade beta do LH é um polimorfismo comum na população brasileira (14.4%). A freqüência similar dessa variante em indivíduos saudáveis e em portadores de hipogonadismo hipogonadotrófico exclui o papel da variante na etiologia do hipogonadismo hipogonadotrófico.

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                Journal
                clin
                Clinics
                Clinics
                Faculdade de Medicina / USP (São Paulo )
                1980-5322
                December 2005
                : 60
                : 6
                : 461-464
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade de São Paulo Brazil
                [2 ] Universidade de São Paulo Brazil
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                S1807-59322005000600006
                10.1590/S1807-59322005000600006
                8aa8b2bf-4194-4667-9b88-88c51cb7bdb3

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                MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

                Internal medicine
                Luteinizing hormone,Allelic variants of the LH beta-subunit gene,Polymerase chain reaction,Brazilian population,Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism,Hormônio luteinizante,Variantes alélicas do gene da subunidade beta do LH,Reação em cadeia de polimerase,População brasileira,Hipogonadismo hipogonadotrófico

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