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ArticleMolecular genetics & genomic medicine2020

Comparison of NGS panel and Sanger sequencing for genotyping CAG repeats in the AR gene.

Maria Santa Rocca, Margherita Ferrarini, Aichi Msaki, Cinzia Vinanzi, Marco Ghezzi, Maurizio De Rocco Ponce, Carlo Foresta, Alberto Ferlin

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Article in Molecular genetics & genomic medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Maria Santa RoccaUnit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4794-9745
Margherita FerrariniUnit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Aichi MsakiUnit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Cinzia VinanziUnit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Marco GhezziUnit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Maurizio De Rocco PonceUnit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Carlo ForestaUnit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6576-2183
Alberto FerlinDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
University of Padua · ITUniversity of Brescia · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe androgen receptor (AR) is a nuclear receptor, encoded by the AR gene on the X chromosome. Within the first exon of the AR gene, two short tandem repeats (STR), CAG and GGC, are a source of polymorphism in the population. Therefore, high-throughput methods for screening AR, such as next-generation sequencing (NGS), are sought after; however, data generated by NGS are limited by the availability of bioinformatics tools. Here, we evaluated the accuracy of the bioinformatics tool HipSTR in detecting and quantify CAG repeats within the AR gene.

methodThe AR gene of 228 infertile men was sequenced using NGSgene panel. Data generated were analyzed with HipSTR to detect CAG repeats. The accuracy was compared with the results obtained with Sanger.

resultsWe found that HipSTR was more accurate than Sanger in genotyping normal karyotype men (46,XY), however, it was more likely to misidentify homozygote genotypes in men with Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY).

conclusionOur findings show that the bioinformatics tool HipSTR is 100% accurate in detecting and assessing AR CAG repeats in infertile men (46,XY) as well as in men with low-level mosaicism.

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Trinucleotide RepeatsComputational BiologyGenotyping TechniquesHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansInfertility, MaleKaryotypeMaleReceptors, AndrogenSensitivity and SpecificitySequence Analysis, DNAReceptors, Androgenandrogen receptorHipSTRNGS panelSangerSTR

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PMID32216057
PMCPMC7284049
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