Table 1.

Examples of BRCA1 and BRCA2 founder mutations

Population	Mutation	Reference
African-Americans	BRCA1 943ins10	[40,41]
	BRCA1 M1775R
Ashkenazi Jews	BRCA1 185delAG	[31,34,38]
	BRCA1 5382insC
	BRCA2 6174delT
Belgians	BRCA1 IVS5 +3A>G	[42]
Dutch	BRCA1 2804delAA	[17,43]
	BRCA1 IVS 21-36del510
	BRCA1 IVS 12-1643 del3835
	BRCA2 5573insA
Finns	BRCA1 3745delT	[27]
	BRCA1 IVS 11-2 A>G
	BRCA2 999del5
	BRCA2 IVS23-2A>G
French-Canadians	BRCA1 R1443X	[39,44]
	BRCA2 8765delAG
Germans	BRCA1 5382insC	[45]
	BRCA1 C61G
Icelanders	BRCA2 999del5	[28]
Latvians	BRCA1 C61G	[46]
	BRCA1 5382insC
	BRCA1 4153delA
Norwegians	BRCA1 1675delA	[47,48,49]
	BRCA1 1135insA
Russians	BRCA1 5382insC	[50]
	BRCA1 4153delA
Swedes	BRCA1 Q563X	[51]
	BRCA1 3166ins5
	BRCA1 1201del11
	BRCA1 2594delC
	BRCA2 4486delG