Genotyping of polymorphisms of XRCC1 (Arg194Trp and Arg399Gln), OGG1 (Ser326Cys and Arg229Gln), ERCC2 Lys751Gln, ERCC4 Ser662Pro, and ERCC5 His1104Asp was performed and used to evaluate breast cancer susceptibility.
Meta-analyses based on our data and published data from studies of two single nucleotide polymorphisms in XRCC1 showed no evidence of an overall association between breast cancer risk and homozygous variants versus wild-type for Q399R (OR, 1.1; 95% CI, 1.0-1.2) or R194W (OR, 1.0; 95% CI, 0.7-1.8), although there was a suggestion for an association in Asian populations for Q399R (OR, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.1-2.4; P = 0.02).
Nonetheless, published data were consistent with associations between: (a) the OGG1 S326C variant and increased risk of various types of cancer; (b) the XRCC1 R194W variant and reduced risk of various types of cancer; and (c) the BRCA2 N372H variant and increased risk of breast cancer.