Abstract
Male infertility is currently one of the most common problems faced by couples worldwide. We performed a GWAS on Greek population and gathered statistically significant SNPs in order to investigate whether they lie within or near lncRNA regions. The aim of this study was to investigate whether polymorphisms on or near lncRNAs affect interactions with miRNAs and can cause male infertility. In the present study, a GWAS was conducted, using samples from 159 individuals (83 normozoospermic individuals and 76 patients of known fertility issues). Standard procedures for quality controls and association testing were followed, based on case-control testing. We detected six lncRNAs (LINC02231, LINC00347, LINC02134, NCRNA00157, LINC02493, Lnc-CASK-1) that are associated with male infertility through their interaction with miRNAs. Furthermore, we identified the genes targeted by those miRNAs and highlighted their functions in spermatogenesis and the fertilization process. lncRNAs are involved in spermatogenesis through their interaction with miRNAs. Thus, their study is very important, and it may contribute to the understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying male infertility.
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