The association of RAD52-rs3748522 with SGC was strongest for mucoepidermoid carcinoma (OR=2.21, 95% CI: 1.55-3.15, P=1.25 × 10-5, n=74), and the association of XRCC4-rs13180356 with SGC was strongest for adenoid cystic carcinoma (OR=0.60, 95% CI: 0.42-0.87, P=6.91 × 10-3, n=123). This evidence concerns the gene XRCC4 and mucoepidermoid carcinoma.