GJA1 and gastric cancer: However, the AA/AG genotypes of functional SNP rs2071165 were significantly associated with GC risk in females and the variant-containing (AA, AG, and AA/AG) genotypes showed a more prominent effect on subgroups of female GC patients, stratifying by age, clinical stages, tumor size, and recurrence/metastasis, supporting the important role of Cx43 in GC development.