Association between XRCC1 Arg280his polymorphism and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

W. Xu, S. A. Liu, L. Li, Z. Y. Shen, Y. L. Wu*

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Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most life-threatening malignancies worldwide. Defects in DNA repair genes may increase the risk of HCC. X-ray cross-complementing group 1 gene (XRCC1) is a major DNA repair gene involved in base excision repair. Recently, several studies have indicated that an association exists between XRCC1 polymorphism and HCC, particularly the Arg280His polymorphism. However, the data is inconsistent and incomplete. In this study, we conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the association between the XRCC1 Arg280His polymorphism and HCC risk. A total of 10 case-control studies included 1848 HCC cases and 1969 controls were examined in this analysis. Our results suggest that variant genotypes of the XRCC1 Arg280His gene are associated with a significantly increased risk of HCC in homozygote comparison (HisHis vs ArgArg, odds ratio, 1.55, 95% confidence interval, 1.10-2.18, P = 0.013); no heterogeneity was observed (I2 = 0%). Our analysis suggests that the XRCC1 Arg280His polymorphism is associated with a higher risk of HCC.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberA435
Pages (from-to)7122-7129
Number of pages8
JournalGenetics and Molecular Research
Volume14
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Meta-analysis
  • Single nucleotide polymorphism
  • XRCC1-Arg280His

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