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. 2007 Jun 11;115(8):1231–1236. doi: 10.1289/ehp.10096

Table 5.

XPD polymorphisms Asp312Asn and Lys751Gln, toenail arsenic, and risk of NMSC in BCC (n = 771), SCC (n = 617), and controls (n = 710).

Toenail arsenic (μg/g) XPD 312 XPD 751 Controls [n (%)] BCC [n (%)] OR (95% CI)a SCC [n (%)] OR (95% CI)a
≤ 0.286 Asp/Asp Lys/Lys 219 (30.9) 249 (32.3) Referent 214 (34.7) Referent
Lys/Gln, Gln/Gln 58 (8.2) 67 (8.7) 1.0 (0.7–1.5) 57 (9.2) 1.0 (0.6–1.5)
Asp/Asn, Asn/Asn Lys/Lys 53 (7.5) 77 (10.0) 1.1 (0.7–1.7) 52 (8.4) 1.0 (0.6–1.5)
Lys/Gln, Gln/Gln 347 (48.9) 328 (42.5) 0.8 (0.6–1.0) 267 (43.3) 0.7 (0.6–0.9)
> 0.286 Asp/Asp Lys/Lys 17 (2.4) 22 (2.9) 1.1 (0.6–2.2) 7 (1.1) 0.5 (0.2–1.2)
Lys/Gln, Gln/Gln 2 (0.3) 5 (0.7) 2.6 (0.5–14.7) 3 (0.5) 1.4 (0.2–8.9)
Asp/Asn, Asn/Asn Lys/Lys 2 (0.3) 2 (0.) 1.1 (0.1–7.7) 1 (0.2) 0.4 (0.03–6.2)
Lys/Gln, Gln/Gln 12 (1.7) 21 (2.7) 1.6 (0.7–3.4) 16 (2.6) 1.7 (0.7–3.8)
p-Value for interactionb 0.61 0.07
a

Odds ratios controlled for age, sex, severe sunburns, and pigmentation.

b

From test for interaction (3 df) between arsenic and the combined XPD polymorphisms at codons 312 and 751.