Besides, Pérez et al., (2013) found XRCC2 rs3218536 as a potent risk factor for cervical cancer development in Argentine women (OR = 2.4; p = 0.02), though Datkhile et al., (2018) did not find any prominent association in the rural population of Maharashtra, India (OR = 0.94; p = 0.77). This evidence concerns the gene XRCC2 and cervical cancer.