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. 2015 May 14;9:539. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2015.539

Table 2. Genetic susceptibility publications in childhood leukaemia involving genes related to DNA repair.

Continent Country Leukaemia subtype Numberof cases/controls Ages of cases(years) Investigated genes Significant results First author, year Reference
Genetic variation OR (95% CI) P-value
Europe Poland ALL 270/6984 mean6.65 NBN NBN 657del5 carriers 1.85 (1.42–2.65) 0.035 Chrzanowska, 2006 [76]
Poland ALL 398/731 med. 4.9 NBN NBN 657-wt/del5 NBN 657-del5/del5 3.01 (2.42–3.85)
1325.21 (859.84–2167.90)
0.004
0.003
Pastorczak, 2011 [77]
Poland ALL 97/131 mean5.4 OGG1, MUTYH, XRCC1 OGG1 326-Ser/Ser
OGG1 326-Cys/Cys
OGG1 326-Cys
XRCC1 399-Arg/Arg + OGG1 326-Ser/Ser
XRCC1 399-Arg/Gln + OGG1 326-Cys/Cys
OGG1 326-Ser/Ser + MUTYH 165-Tyr/Tyr
OGG1 326-Cys/Cys + MUTYH 165-Tyr/Tyr
0.45 (0.26–0.76)
5.36 (1.90–15.09)
2.33 (1.53–3.55)
0.40 (0.19–0.83)
3.83 (1.00–14.86)
0.43 (0.25–0.73)
6.75 (2.19–20.77)
0.003
0.001
<0.001
0.013
0.050
0.001
<0.001
Stanczyk, 2011 [74]
Turkey Pre-B ALL 52/60 mean5.9 XRCC1, ERCC2 No significant associations were found. Celkan, 2008 [69]
Turkey ALL 70/75 ≤15 XRCC1, ERCC2 XRCC1 codon 194-Arg/Trp + Trp/Trp in girls 5.47 (1.49–20.10) 0.008 Batar, 2009 [67]
Turkey ALL 167/190 1.5–15.5 XRCC1(+ CYP2E1) XRCC1 codon 399-Arg/Gln +Gln/Gln
XRCC1 codon 399-Arg/Gln +Gln/Gln in girls
XRCC1 codon 399-Gln + CYP2E1*5B-*6
XRCC1 codon 399-Gln +CYP2E1*5B-*6 in girls
1.60 (1.00–2.40)
2.10 (1.10–3.90)
3.70 (NA)
17.40 (1.90–153.70)
0.040
0.020
0.049
0.001
Tumer, 2010 [75]
Asia India ALL 117/117 ≤14 XRCC1 XRCC1 codon 399-Gln/Gln
XRCC1 codon 399-Arg/Gln
XRCC1 codons 194-Trp + 399Gln
2.42 (1.00–5.89)
1.90 (1.08–3.35)
4.41 (1.83–10.61)
0.050
0.030
0.009
Joseph, 2005 [71]
China ALL 183/190 ≤18 ERCC1 ERCC1 8092-CC
ERCC1 8092-CC in boys
ERCC1 19007-GG in boys
ERCC1 8092-CC in children <8 years of age
1.61 (1.03–2.50)
1.94 (1.09–3.41)
2.36 (1.05–5.27)
1.87 (1.04–3.37)
0.030
0.020
0.040
0.040
Wang, 2006 [80]
China ALL 415/511 1–18 OGG1 OGG1 326-Ser/Ser +Ser/Cys 0.66 (0.49–0.88) 0.005 Li, 2011 [79]
Thailand ALL 108/317 ≤14 XRCC1,ERCC2 XRCC1 codon 194-Trp/Trp
XRCC1 codon 399-Arg/Gln +Gln/Gln
XRCC1 haplotype B(194Trp-280Arg-399Arg)
XRCC1 haplotype C(194Arg-280Arg-399Gln)
0.22 (0.05–0.96)
2.18 (1.39–3.42)
0.62 (0.42–0.90)
1.59 (1.14–2.23)
0.030
0.001
0.010
0.008
Pakakasama, 2007 [73]
Taiwan ALL, AML 266/266 <18 XRCC4 XRCC4 rs6869366rs28360071: TT/DD
XRCC4 rs6869366rs28360071: GT/II
XRCC4 rs6869366rs28360071: GT/ID
XRCC4 rs6869366rs28360071: GT/DD
2.82 (1.03–7.70)
2.16 (1.29–3.61)
2.26 (1.22–4.17)
4.94 (1.01–24.27)
0.048
0.003
0.009
0.040
Wu, 2010 [81]
North America Canada ALL 287/320 med. 5 MLH1, MSH3(+ GSTM1, CYP1A1, CYP2E1, NQO1, NAT2) MLH1 219-Ile/Ile + CYP2E1*5 (–/+, +/+)
MLH1 219-Ile/Ile + GSTM1-null + CYP1A1*2A (–/+, +/+)
15.80 (2.00–122.60)
6.00 (1.90–18.90)
<0.001
0.002
Mathonnet, 2003 [78]
Mexico(Hispanics) ALL 120/120 ≤14 XRCC1 XRCC1 haplotype B(194Trp-280Arg-399Arg)
XRCC1 haplotype B(194Trp-280Arg-399Arg) in boys
1.95 (1.13–3.37)
2.65 (1.25–5.63)
0.016
0.010
Meza-Espinoza, 2009 [72]
United States (Caucasians) ALL 163/251 <21 MLH1, MSH2, MSH3 No significant associations were found. Beuten, 2011 [21]
United States (Hispanics/non-Hispanics) ALL 335/490 mean 5.5 mean 5.6 Haplotypes of 32 genes(21 genes related to DNA repair systemsa) ERCC2 (rs3916874,rs238416, rs171140) GAA
APEX1 (rs11160711, rs3120073) AA in non-Hispanics
BRCA2 (rs4942448,rs9943876) GA in non-Hispanics
RAD51 (rs2304579,rs7177265, rs2304580) AAA in Hispanics
RAD51 (rs2304579,rs7177265, rs2304580) AGA in Hispanics
NBN (rs12680687, rs6470522, rs7840099, rs1805812,rs709816) rare haplotypes in ALL with t (12; 21)
XRCC4 (rs7711825, rs1193695, rs301276, rs301287, rs3777018)CGAGA in ALL with t (12; 21)
XRCC4 (rs7711825, rs1193695, rs301276, rs301287, rs3777018) CGGGA in ALL with t (12; 21)
XRCC4 (rs1193695, rs301276, rs301287) GAG in ALL with any structural change
XRCC4 (rs1193695, rs301276, rs301287) GGGin ALL with any structural change
0.59 (0.38–0.91)
1.90 (1.25–2.89)
1.77 (1.10–2.85)
1.55 (1.01–2.42)
1.51 (1.01–2.26)
0.38 (0.16–0.88)
0.56 (0.31–1.00)
0.39 (0.16–0.95)
0.60 (0.42–0.86)
0.55 (0.35–0.88)
0.018
0.003
0.020
0.050
0.040
0.025
0.050
0.039
0.006
0.012
Chokkalingam, 2011 [70]
South America Brazil (Whites/non-Whites) ALL 206/364 0.3–18 XRCC1, ERCC2 (+ TYMS) TYMS 2R/3R; 3R/3R + XRCC1 194-Arg/Arg + XRCC1 399-Arg/Gln; Gln/Gln
TYMS 2R/3R; 3R/3R + XRCC1 194-Arg/Arg + XRCC1 399-Arg/Gln; Gln/Gln + ERCC2 751-Lys/Gln; Gln/Gln
0.25 (0.08–0.76)
0.25 (0.08–0.76)
0.005
0.005
Canalle, 2011 [68]

med.: median of age. ALL: acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. AML: acute myeloid leukaemia. OR: odds ratio. 95%CI: 95% confidence interval.

a

APEX1, MUTYH, UNG2, XRCC1, ERCC2, LIG4, PRKDC, XRCC4, XRCC5, XRCC6, BRCA1, BRCA2, MRE11, NBN, RAD50, RAD51, RAD54B, RAD54L, XRCC2, XRCC3 and MGMT.