Research Article

An Association between Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of Lys751Gln ERCC2 Gene and Ovarian Cancer in Polish Women

Table 3

Dependence of ERCC2 gene polymorphism genotypes and allele frequency on tumour grade in patients with ovarian cancer.

GradeOvarian cancer patients
G1 () G2 + G3 ()OR (95% CI)
ERCC2-Lys751GlnNumber (%)Number (%)

Lys/Lys10 (5%)52 (22.6%)1.00 Ref.
Lys/Gln16 (8%)48 (20.9%)1.73 (0.71–4.18)0.312
Gln/Gln174 (87%)130 (56.5%)6.96 (3.41–14.21)<0.0001
Lys36 (9%)152 (33%)1.00 Ref.
Gln364 (91%)308 (67%)4.98 (3.37–7.40)<0.0001

; according to FIGO criteria; crude odds ratio (OR); 95% CI: confidence interval at 95%; Chi square.