rs2953983

This variant is located in the POLB gene.

Research that mentions this SNP (1)

Genetic variation in the base excision repair pathway and bladder cancer risk
AssociationN=2,299Jonine D. Figueroa et al.(2007)· Human Genetics

Case-control study of 1,150 bladder cancer cases and 1,149 controls analyzing 43 SNPs in 12 base excision repair (BER) genes. Significant associations with bladder cancer risk were found for OGG1 rs125701 (OR=0.78, 95% CI 0.63-0.96, decreased risk), PARP1 rs1136410/V762A (OR=1.24, 95% CI 1.02-1.51, increased risk), and POLB rs3136717 (OR=1.30, 95% CI 1.04-1.62, increased risk). Meta-analysis of XRCC1 rs25487 (Q399R) across 7 studies showed no overall association with bladder cancer risk.

Traits studied:Bladder cancerUrinary bladder transitional cell carcinoma

About POLB

The protein encoded by this gene is a DNA polymerase involved in base excision and repair, also called gap-filling DNA synthesis. The encoded protein, acting as a monomer, is normally found in the cytoplasm, but it translocates to the nucleus upon DNA damage. Several transcript variants of this gene exist, but the full-length nature of only one has been described to date. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2011]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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