title: Association between the NBS1 E185Q polymorphism and cancer risk: a meta-analysis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  NBS1 is a key DNA repair protein in the homologous recombination repair pathway and a signal modifier in the intra-S phase checkpoint that plays important roles in maintaining genomic stability. The NBS1 8360G>C (Glu185Gln) is one of the most commonly studied polymorphisms of the gene for their association with risk of cancers, but the results are conflicting.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a meta-analysis using 16 eligible case-control studies (including 17 data sets) with a total of 9,734 patients and 10,325 controls to summarize the data on the association between the NBS1 8360G>C (E185Q) polymorphism and cancer risk.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with the common 8360GG genotype, the carriers of variant genotypes (i.e., 8360 GC/CC) had a 1.06-fold elevated risk of cancer (95% CI = 1.00-1.12, P = 0.05) in a dominant genetic model as estimated in a fixed effect model. However, the association was not found in an additive genetic model (CC vs GG) (odds ratio, OR = 0.98, 95% CI = 0.85-1.13, P = 0.78) nor in a recessive genetic model (CC vs GC +GG) (OR = 0.94, 95% CI = 0.82-1.07, P = 0.36). The effect of the 8360G>C (E185Q) polymorphism was further evaluated in stratification analysis. It was demonstrated that the increased risk of cancer associated with 8360G>C variant genotypes was more pronounced in the Caucasians (OR = 1.07, 95% CI = 1.01-1.14, P = 0.03).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our meta-analysis suggests that the NBS1 E185Q variant genotypes (8360 GC/CC) might be associated with an increased risk of cancer, especially in Caucasians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China. lvmeixialv@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Meixia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Jiachun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Xiaobo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Miao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Bai
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Luyuan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000235:genetics; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D012307:Risk Factors; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; C112156:NBN protein, human; D009687:Nuclear Proteins