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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Nov 1;14(21):6847–6854. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-08-1387

Table 3.

Results of meta-analysis of histologic subtypes of MMR deficient ovarian cancers

HNPCC-associated ovarian cancers
MSI-H ovarian cancers
Ovarian cancers with loss of MMR expression
Pooled analysis of all 3 categories
Proportion (95% CI) Proportion (95% CI) Proportion (95% CI) Proportion (95% CI)
Serous 0.42 (0.29–0.55) 0.36 (0.18–0.57) 0 (0) 0.32 (0.20–0.44)
Nonserous 0.57 (0.44–0.70) 0.063 (0.42–0.81) 0.95 (0.81–0.99) 0.68 (0.56–0.80)
 Mucinous 0.16 (0.08–0.25) 0.22 (0.07–0.42) 0.26 (0.05–0.55) 0.19 (0.12–0.27)
 Endometrioid 0.25 (0.17–0.35) 0.32 (0.21–0.45) 0.34 (0.10–0.64) 0.29 (0.22–0.36)
 Clear cell 0.17 (0.07–0.30) 0.10 (0.009–0.27) 0.35 (0.15–0.58) 0.18 (0.09–0.28)
 Undifferentiated 1 study 1 study
 Mixed 1 study 1 study 1 study 0.24 (0.07–0.47)

NOTE: The table includes MMR-deficient ovarian cancers identified based on (a) positive family history and/or germline mutation analysis, (b) MSI-H status and/or (c) lack of MMR protein expression, stratified by each category, as well as the pooled analysis.