• PMID: 11044458
• Gene Name: AR
• Condition: Cryptorchidism
• Association: The expansion of the CAG repeats in exon 1 of the androgen receptor gene is unlikely to constitute a major cause of cryptorchidism.
• Population size: 148
• Population details: 148 (8 Japanese males with cryptorchidism, 100 fertile Japanese males)
• Sex: Male
• Infertility type: Male infertility
• Other associated phenotypes: Cryptorchidism

CAG repeat length of the androgen receptor gene in Japanese males with cryptorchidism

Sasagawa I, Suzuki Y, Tateno T, Nakada T, Muroya K, Ogata T.

We have analysed the CAG repeat length in exon 1 of the androgen receptor gene in 48 Japanese males with cryptorchidism and 100 fertile Japanese males. The CAG repeat length was 23.4 +/- 0.48 (mean +/- SE) (range 16-32, median 23) in cryptorchid patients and 23.5 +/- 0.29 (range 15-32, median 23) in normal males. There was no significant difference between the two groups. The expansion of the CAG repeats in exon 1 of the androgen receptor gene is unlikely to constitute a major cause of cryptorchidism. FAU - Sasagawa, I AU - Sasagawa I AD - Department of Urology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan. isasaga@med.id.yamagata-u.ac.jp FAU - Suzuki, Y AU - Suzuki Y FAU - Tateno, T AU - Tateno T FAU - Nakada, T AU - Nakada T FAU - Muroya, K AU - Muroya K