The frequency of rs1042522 indicated an association with risk of idiopathic male infertility under a dominant mode (GG + GC genotypes vs. CC genotype, P = 0.013; χ(2) = 6.169; OR = 1.581; 95%CI = 1.1-2.272; df = 1).
Thus, this study was designed to test whether three previously described polymorphisms 72Arg>Pro (rs1042522) and the Ex2+19C>T (rs2287498) in TP53, and the 5' untranslated region (5' UTR) 309T>G (rs937283) in MDM2, are associated with idiopathic male infertility in a Chinese population.
Furthermore, we detected a nearly statistically significant additive interaction between TP53 rs2287498 and MDM2 rs937283 for the development of male infertility (P(interaction)=0.055).