OGG1 and lung carcinoma: OGG1 is a key enzyme of BER to identify and excise 8‐oxoG lesions that induced transversions from G:C to T:A.35, 36, 37 Similarly, Liu et al14 observed that C allele site of OGG1 rs1052133, jointed effects with a smoking habit, exerted an adverse influence on lung cancer risk in Asia.