We found ALDH3B2 rs34589365, rs3741172, rs4646823, rs78402723, rs7947978, rs866907 and rs9787887 polymorphisms were not implicated with altered susceptibility of ESCC according to age, gender, cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking stratification analyses. The gene discussed is ALDH3B2; the disease is esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.