Increased Burden of Rare Sequence Variants in GnRH-Associated Genes in Women With Hypothalamic Amenorrhea

Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Endocrine Society 2020..

CONTEXT: Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA) is a common, acquired form of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism that occurs in the setting of energy deficits and/or stress. Variability in individual susceptibility to these stressors, HA heritability, and previous identification of several rare sequence variants (RSVs) in genes associated with the rare disorder, isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH), in individuals with HA suggest a possible genetic contribution to HA susceptibility.

OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine whether the burden of RSVs in IHH-related genes is greater in women with HA than controls.

DESIGN: We compared patients with HA to control women.

SETTING: The study was conducted at secondary referral centers.

PATIENTS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS: Women with HA (n = 106) and control women (ClinSeq study; n = 468).

INTERVENTIONS: We performed exome sequencing in all patients and controls.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): The frequency of RSVs in 53 IHH-associated genes was determined using rare variant burden and association tests.

RESULTS: RSVs were overrepresented in women with HA compared with controls (P = .007). Seventy-eight heterozygous RSVs in 33 genes were identified in 58 women with HA (36.8% of alleles) compared to 255 RSVs in 41 genes among 200 control women (27.2%).

CONCLUSIONS: Women with HA are enriched for RSVs in genes that cause IHH, suggesting that variation in genes associated with gonadotropin-releasing hormone neuronal ontogeny and function may be a major determinant of individual susceptibility to developing HA in the face of diet, exercise, and/or stress.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Mar 8;106(3):e1473-e1475. - PMID 32960961

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:106

Enthalten in:

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 106(2021), 3 vom: 08. März, Seite e1441-e1452

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Delaney, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Burkholder, Adam B [VerfasserIn]
Lavender, Christopher A [VerfasserIn]
Plummer, Lacey [VerfasserIn]
Mericq, Veronica [VerfasserIn]
Merino, Paulina M [VerfasserIn]
Quinton, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Lewis, Katie L [VerfasserIn]
Meader, Brooke N [VerfasserIn]
Albano, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Shaw, Natalie D [VerfasserIn]
Welt, Corrine K [VerfasserIn]
Martin, Kathryn A [VerfasserIn]
Seminara, Stephanie B [VerfasserIn]
Biesecker, Leslie G [VerfasserIn]
Bailey-Wilson, Joan E [VerfasserIn]
Hall, Janet E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

33515-09-2
Exome sequencing
Female reproduction
Genetics
GnRH deficiency
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 29.09.2021

Date Revised 07.02.2024

published: Print

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01500447, NCT00494169

CommentIn: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Mar 8;106(3):e1473-e1475. - PMID 32960961

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1210/clinem/dgaa609

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM314432965