Prevalence of Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase C677T Polymorphism in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in southeast of Iran

Background: One of the notable enzymes in the metabolism of folate is Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase enzyme, this enzyme is necessary for some biological mechanisms. Mutations in the MTHFR gene could reduce the enzyme activity. Aim: The objective of this research was to assess the prevalence of the very general polymorphism, C677T, in females with polycystic ovary syndrome in the southeastern of Iran. Methods: This research was a case–control research and was conducted on 112 PCOS women and 196 healthy controls. Single type nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) were genotyped by employing the polymerase chain reaction–restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR–RFLP). Results: It noticed that in C677T, the pervasiveness of C/ C, C/ T, and T/ T genotypes was 54.5%, 34%, and 11.5%, respectively. The repetition of TT genotype was notably higher in PCOS women contrasted to controls. Conclusions: the appearance of 677T allele could be a danger agent for PCOS susceptibility in the southeast of Iran.