Washington: Variation in a gene involved in regulating cholesterol has been linked to infertility in women, a study shows.
According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, variation in a gene involved in regulating cholesterol in the bloodstream, which affects progesterone production in women, is linked to infertility in some women.
The researchers have developed a simple blood test to measure the variation in the gene but emphasized that there was no approved therapy yet to address the problem of infertility.
"In the future, we hope this knowledge can be translated into a cure for this type of infertility," said Annabelle Rodriguez, an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, variation in a gene involved in regulating cholesterol in the bloodstream, which affects progesterone production in women, is linked to infertility in some women.
The researchers have developed a simple blood test to measure the variation in the gene but emphasized that there was no approved therapy yet to address the problem of infertility.
"In the future, we hope this knowledge can be translated into a cure for this type of infertility," said Annabelle Rodriguez, an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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