RESEARCH ARTICLE
Polymorphisms in X-Ray Repair Cross-Complementing Group 1 Gene: Haplotypes, Breast Cancer Risk and Individual Radiosensitivity
Clarice Patrono*, 1, Silvia Sterpone 2, Antonella Testa 1, Laura Verna 3, Valentina Palma 1, Piercarlo Gentile 3, Renata Cozzi 2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2015Volume: 2
First Page: 25
Last Page: 30
Publisher ID: MEDJ-2-25
DOI: 10.2174/1874220301401010025
Article History:
Received Date: 5/3/2015Revision Received Date: 15/4/2015
Acceptance Date: 21/3/2015
Electronic publication date: 31/7/2015
Collection year: 2015

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Abstract
The aim of this paper is to analyse the role exerted by X-ray repair cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC1) genetic polymorphisms and haplotypes in increasing breast cancer risk and in modulating radiotherapy-induced adverse reactions. An Italian cohort of breast cancer patients and a matching group of healthy controls were genotyped for XRCC1-77T>C, Arg194Trp and Arg399Gln polymorphisms. Our data indicated that polymorphisms at codon 399 and at -77 position of the 5’-untraslated region both contribute to cancer risk. We also showed that the haplotype H3, containing the wild-type allele at codon 194 and the variant alleles at codon 399 and at -77 position is significantly associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. We found no statistical association between XRCC1 SNPs and individual radiosensitivity.