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. 2026 Aug 4;29(5):1013–1018. doi: 10.1038/s41391-026-01140-5

Table 2.

Association of implicated genetic risk factors with PCSM (multivariable analysis).

Genes Subjects, N. (%) PCSM, N. (per 100,000 person-year) HR (95% CI)a p-valuea
NCCN-DDR Tier-1 genes*
Non-carriers 14,475/14,644 (98.85) 1531 (1448.55) 1.00 (ref)
Carriers 169/14,644 (1.15) 50 (4699.57) 3.50 (2.60-4.71) 2.20E-16
NCCN-DDR Tier-2 genes**
Non-carriers 14,230/14,644 (97.17) 1518 (1461.68) 1.00 (ref)
Carriers 414/14,644 (2.83) 63 (2170.58) 1.51 (1.17-1.95) 1.60E-03
KLK3-I179T
Non-carriers 13,044/14,644 (89.07) 1368 (1428.54) 1.00 (ref)
Carriers 1600/14,644 (10.93) 213 (1937.54) 1.25 (1.08-1.44) 2.70E-03

*Tier 1 genes: BRCA2, MSH6, PALB2.

**Tier 2 genes: ATM, BRCA1, CHEK2, MLH1, MSH2, PMS2, TP53.

a. Fine-Gray models accounting for competing risks (death) using age as the time scale, with left-truncation at age of diagnosis, and adjusted for top 10 PCs,

PCSM prostate cancer-specific mortality, IQR interquartile range.