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doi: 10.1186/s40880-015-0001-2

Association of the Asp312Asn and Lys751Gln polymorphisms in the XPD gene with the risk of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: evidence from a meta-analysis

Shen Chen, Jin-Hong Zhu, Fang Wang, Shao-Yi Huang, Wen-Qiong Xue, Zhuo Cui, Jing He and Wei-Hua Jia

State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Department of Experimental Research, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China

[Abstract] Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes may alter DNA repair capacity and, consequently, lead to genetic instability and carcinogenesis. Several studies have investigated the association of the Asp312Asn and Lys751Gln polymorphisms in the xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group D (XPD) gene with the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), but the conclusions have been inconsistent. Therefore, we performed this meta-analysis to more precisely estimate these relationships. A systematic literature search was performed using the PubMed, Embase, and Chinese Biomedical (CBM) databases. Ultimately, 6 studies of Asp312Asn, comprising 3,095 cases and 3,306 controls, and 7 studies of Lys751Gln, consisting of 3,249 cases and 3,676 controls, were included. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to assess the strength of each association. Overall, no association was observed between the Asp312Asn polymorphism and NHL risk (homozygous: OR=1.11, 95% CI=0.94-1.32; heterozygous: OR=1.00, 95% CI=0.89-1.11; recessive: OR=1.12, 95% CI=0.95-1.31; dominant: OR=1.02, 95% CI=0.92-1.13; and allele comparison: OR=1.04, 95% CI=0.96-1.12) or between the Lys751Gln polymorphism and NHL risk (homozygous: OR=0.97, 95% CI=0.83-1.15; heterozygous: OR=0.96, 95% CI=0.86-1.06; recessive: OR=1.00, 95% CI=0.86-1.16; dominant: OR=0.96, 95% CI=0.87-1.06; and allele comparison: OR=0.98, 95% CI=0.91-1.05). Furthermore, subgroup analyses did not reveal any association between these polymorphisms and ethnicity, the source of the controls, or the NHL subtype. These results indicated that neither the Asp312Asn nor Lys751Gln XPD polymorphism was related to NHL risk. Large and well-designed prospective studies are required to confirm this finding

Chinese Journal of Cancer 2015, Volume: 34, Issue 3

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Shen Chen, Jin-Hong Zhu, Fang Wang, Shao-Yi Huang, Wen-Qiong Xue, Zhuo Cui, Jing He and Wei-Hua Jia. Association of the Asp312Asn and Lys751Gln polymorphisms in the XPD gene with the risk of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: evidence from a meta-analysis. Chin J Cancer. 2015, 34:2. doi:10.1186/s40880-015-0001-2


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