Association between XRCC3 T241M polymorphism and glioma risk: a meta-analysis

X-ray repair cross-complementing group 3 (XRCC3) plays a critical role in homologous recombination repair (HRR) accounting for repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSB). Attention has been drawn upon the association of XRCC3 T241M polymorphism with glioma risk. The present meta-analysis aimed to examine whether XRCC3 T241M polymorphism was associated with glioma risk. Eligible articles were identified for the period up to March 2013. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) with 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) were appropriately derived from fixed effects or random effects models. Eight case-control studies with a total of 3,455 glioma cases and 4,435 controls were included. Overall, no significant association between XRCC3 T241M polymorphism and glioma was found. In subgroup analysis, this polymorphism seemed to be associated with elevated glioma risk in Asians. No publication bias was detected. This meta-analysis suggested that XRCC3 T241M polymorphism did not confer glioma risk.