Tumour size (T) Node status (N) Genotype Allele T3 + T4 Number/Frequency T1+ T2 Number/Frequency OR (95% CI)

N1 + N2 + N3 Number/Frequency N0 Number/Frequency OR (95% CI) Arg/Arg 43 (0.72) 28 (0.88) 0.36 (0.11 – 1.19) 20 (0.67) 51 (0.82) 0.43 (0.16 – 1.67) Arg/Trp 17 (0.28) 4 (0.12) 2.76 (0.84 – 9.08) 10 (0.33) 11 (0.18) 2.32 (0.85 – 6.30) Trp/Trp 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) ——— 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) ——— Arg 103 (0.86) 60 (0.96) 0.40 (0.13 www.selleckchem.com/products/ipi-145-ink1197.html – 1.27) 50 (0.83) 113 (0.91) 0.48 (0.19 – 1.32) Trp 17 (0.14) 4 (0.14) 2.47 (0.80 – 7.70) 10 (0.17) 11 (0.09) 2.05 (0.82 – 5.14) Table 6 The genotype and allele frequency and odds ratios (OR) of the Arg399Gln polymorphism of XRCC1 gene in patients with head and neck cancer with different tumor size and lymph node status.   Tumour size (T) Node status (N) Genotype Allele T3 + T4 Number/Frequency T1+ T2 Number/Frequency OR (95% CI) N1 + N2 + N3 Number/Frequency N0 Number/Frequency OR (95% CI) Arg/Arg 24 (0.40) 13 (0.41) 0,97 (0.41 – 2.34) 8 (0,27) 29 (0.47) 0.41 (0.16 – 1.07) Arg/Gln 30 (0.50) 14 (0.44) 1.28 (0.54 – 3.05) 17 (0.57) 27 (0.44) 1.70 (0.70 – 4.08) Gln/Gln 6 (0.10) 5 (0.16) 0.60 (0.17 – 2.14) 5

(0.17) 6 (0.10) 1.86 (0.52 – 6.70) Arg 78 (0.65) 40 (0.62) 1.11 (0.59 – 2.09) 33 (0.55) 85 (0.69) 0.56 (0.30 – 1.06) Gln 42 (0.35) 24 (0.38) 0.89 (0.48 – 1.68) 27 (0.45) 39 (0.31) 1.78 (0.94 – 3.36) CH5183284 Table 7 The genotype and allele frequency and odds ratios (OR) of the Arg194Trp polymorphism of XRCC1 gene in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) patients and the controls with positive smoking status. Genotype Allele HNSCC patients (n = 66) Proteasome inhibitor Number (frequency) Controls (n = 52) Number (frequency) OR (95% CI) crotamiton Arg/Arg 49 (0.74)

44 (0.85) 0.52 (0.20 – 1.33) Arg/Trp 17 (0.26) 8 (0.15) 1.91 (0.75 – 4.85) Trp/Trp 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) ——— Arg 115 (0.87) 96 (0.92) 0.56 (0.23 – 1.36) Trp 17 (0.13) 8 (0.08) 1.77 (0.73 – 4.28) Table 8 The genotype and allele frequency and odds ratios (OR) of the Arg399Gln polymorphism of XRCC1 gene in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) patients and the controls with positive smoking status. Genotype Allele HNSCC patients (n = 66) Number (frequency) Controls (n = 52) Number (frequency) OR (95% CI) Arg/Arg 19 (0.29) 36 (0.69) 0.18 (0.08 – 0.39) Arg/Gln 36 (0.55) 16 (0.31) 2.70 (1.26 – 5.78) Gln/Gln 11 (0.16) 0 (0.00) ——— Arg 74 (0.56) 88 (0.85) 0.22 (0.12 – 0.41) Gln 58 (0.44) 16 (0.15) 4.31 (2.29 – 8.13) The XRCC1 gene polymorphisms have been extensively studied in the association with various human cancers mostly breast, lung or head and neck carcinomas.