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Table 1 Genetic variants identified through screening of POI cohorts

From: Searching for the ‘X’ factor: investigating the genetics of primary ovarian insufficiency

Gene (location on human X chromosome)

Expression in human fetal ovary

Mutation

State

Rate in women with POI (study population size)

Rate in controls (study population size)

PA or SA (age at menarche)

Reference

POF1B (Xq21.1)

No

c.439–2 A > G

Het.

1.2% (1/86)

N/A

Not reported

[165]

c. 932 A > C:

p.K311T

Hom

Case report (1)

N/A

SA (21)

[166]

c.986G > A:

p.R329Q

Het.

Case report (1)

N/A

SA (23)

[4]

Hom.

Case report (5)

0% (0/92)

PA

[79]

Case report (1)

N/A

PA

[167]

COL4A6 (Xq22.3)

Unknown

c.2371G > A:

p.G791S

Het.

2% (1/50)

N/A

SA (not reported)

[100]

NXF5 (Xq22.1)

Unknown

c.958 C > T:p.R320

Het.

2% (1/50)

N/A

SA (not reported)

[100]

c.959G > A:p.R320Q

Hom.

2% (1/50)

N/A

PA (NA)

[100]

c.145 A > G:p.I49V

Hom.

2% (1/50)

N/A

PA (NA)

[100]

XPNPEP2 (Xq26.1)

Unknown

c.644 C > T:p.T215I

Het.

2% (1/50)

N/A

SA (not reported)

[100]

PGRMC1 (Xq24)

Yes

c.494 A > G:p.H165R

Het.

1.49% (1 of 67)

N/A

Not reported

[94]

c.533 C > T:p.T178I

Het.

14.2% (2 of 14)

N/A

SA (17, 18)

[76, 168]

DACH2 (Xq21.2)

Unknown

c.C271T:

p.P36L

Het.

1.17% (3/257)

0.54% (6/1110)

SA (17, 37, 39)

[76]

c.G274T:

p.R37L

Het.

0.39% (1/257)

0% (0/1110)

SA (35)

[76]

c.G340A:

p.G59D

Het.

0.39% (1/257)

0.09% (1/1110)

SA (24)

[76]

c.G1399A:

p.R412K

Het.

0.39% (1/257)

0.09% (1/1110)

SA (22)

[76]

DIAPH2 (Xq21.33)

Yes

c.733-

2_733-1del

Het.

2.78% (1/36)

N/A

SA (37)

[88]

  1. Het. = heterozygous; Hom. = homozygous; PA = primary amenorrhea; SA = secondary amenorrhea