XRCC1 codon 280 polymorphism and susceptibility to lung cancer: a meta-analysis of the literatures.

The X-ray repair cross-complementation group 1 (XRCC1) protein plays an important role in base excision repair, and the genetic polymorphisms in the XRCC1 gene influence its function. XRCC1 codon 280 polymorphism is an Arg-His change in the XRCC1 gene. Many studies were published to investigate the association between XRCC1 codon 280 polymorphism and risk of lung cancer, but the results were inconsistent.