[Study on the correlation of the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism with premature ejaculation in Han Chinese population]

To investigate the relationship between 5-HT transporter gene-linked polymorphism (5-HTTPLR) and the clinical characters of premature ejaculation in Han Chinese population.

By case-control study approach, we set primary premature ejaculation (PPE) group (119 cases), secondary premature ejaculation (SPE) group (60 cases) with IELT < 1 min in more than 90% coitus and normal control group (90 cases) with IELT ≥ 3 min. The gene polymorphism of the 5-HTT was detected by polymerase chain reaction analysis in all the cases, and the gene frequency differences among the three groups were evaluated.

The frequency of the genotype S/S was higher in PPE group than in normal control group(51.3% vs. 37.8%,P<0.01), and the frequency of genetype L/S was lower in PPE group than in normal vontrol group(28.6% vs. 34.4%,P<0.05).The S allele was higher in PPE group than in control group (P<0.05), but there was no difference between the SPE group and the normal control group.

The 5-HTTLPR polymorphism is associated with PPE, which shows that genetics may play an important role in the occurrence of PPE but not of SPE. The etiology of PPE and SPE is different.