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This study aimed to identify variants within miRNA genes and elucidate their impact on male infertility. Methods: Whole genome sequencing was performed on blood samples from men with asthenozoospermia, oligozoospermia, and teratozoospermia, compared to normozoospermic controls. The analysis revealed a significant number of unique variants in each infertile group. We subsequently focused on variants in miRNA regions, followed by an in silico analysis to investigate the role of the identified variants and miRNAs in male infertility. Results: Focused analysis on miRNA genes identified 19 exclusive variants in teratozoospermic men, 24 in asthenozoospermic, and 27 in oligozoospermic, all mapping to pre-miRNAs or mature miRNAs. Functional analyses using Gene Ontology (GO) and KEGG pathways highlighted key biological processes and pathways disrupted by these variants and miRNA\u2013mRNA interactions, including transcription regulation, signaling, and cancer-related pathways. Furthermore, six variants (rs17797090, rs1844035, rs7210937, rs451887, rs12233076, and rs6787734) were common across the infertile groups, suggesting their importance in male infertility or their potential as biomarkers. Common variants were also validated in another clinically relevant group of men. Some miRNAs with identified variants, such as hsa-miR-449b and hsa-miR-296, have been previously implicated in male infertility and exhibit differential expression between fertile and infertile men, according to the literature, too. 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