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. 2011 Jan 12;17:127–133.

Table 2. Distribution of Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes XPD (Asp312Asn) and XRCC1 (Arg399Gln) and risk estimates for cataract development.

 
Patients
Controls
 
 
 Genotype n % n % O.R (95%CI) p value
XPD
Asp/Asp
84
40.4
62
41.1
1.66(0.90–3.07)
0.11
Asp/Asn
79
38.0
69
45.7
1.97(1.06–3.63)
0.03*
Asn/Asn
45
21.6
20
13.2
reference

G (Asp)
0.59
0.64
 
 
A (Asn)
0.41
0.36
0.82 (0.60–1.12)
0.21
Recessive model
Asp/Asp + Asp/Asn
163
78.4
131
86.8
 
 
Asn/Asn
45
21.6
20
13.2
1.81(1.02–3.20)
0.04*
XRCC1
Arg/Arg
90
43.3
75
49.7
1.50(0.81–2.79)
0.20
Arg/Gln
82
39.4
56
37.1
1.23(0.65–2.33)
0.53
Gln/Gln
36
17.3
20
13.2
reference
 
G (Arg)
0.63
0.68
 
 
A (Gln)
0.37
0.32
0.80(0.59–1.10)
0.17
Recessive model
Arg/Arg +Arg/Gln
172
82.7
131
86.8
 
 
Gln/Gln 36 17.3 20 13.2 1.37(0.76–2.46) 0.30