Moreover, their stratified analysis by cancer type indicated that XRCC3 Thr241Met associated with cervical cancer in Asians (CT vs. CC: OR=1.50, 95%CI=1.04-2.14; TT vs. CC: OR=3.14, 95%CI=1.38-7.14; CT+TT vs. CC: OR=1.64, 95% CI=1.17-2.31). The gene discussed is XRCC3; the disease is cancer.