In this study, we investigated the association of two XRCC1 (X-ray repair cross-complementing group 1) (rs25487 and rs25489) gene polymorphisms and two OGG1 (8-oxoguanine glycosylase 1) gene polymorphisms (rs159153 and rs3219008) with the susceptibility to RA in 320 Egyptians individuals (160 RA patients and 160 controls).
We found an association between variant XRCC1 (rs25487 and rs25489) genotype polymorphisms, OGG1 (rs3219008) genotype polymorphism, and RA disease susceptibility.
We conclude that XRCC1 Arg194Trp, and OGG1 Ser326Cys polymorphisms are not associated with RA; however, Arg399Gln polymorphism is a significant risk factor of RA, and carriers of 399Gln (G) allele have greater risk of RA.
We conclude that XRCC1 Arg194Trp, and OGG1 Ser326Cys polymorphisms are not associated with RA; however, Arg399Gln polymorphism is a significant risk factor of RA, and carriers of 399Gln (G) allele have greater risk of RA.