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. 2009 Feb 25;7(1):5. doi: 10.1186/1897-4287-7-5

Table 2.

Frequencies of founder mutations in distinct categories of ovarian cancer patients

Clinical variable St.-Petersburg (n = 290) Krasnodar (n = 64)
Age at onset (years)

 < 41 2/36 (5.6%) 1/1 (100.0%)

 41–60 22/172 (12.8%) 9/33 (27.2%)

 > 60 12/82 (14.6%) 2/30 (6.7%)

Non-informative -


Family history*

 Positive 1/9 (11.1%) -

 Negative 33/266 (12.4%) -

 Non-informative 2/15 (13.3%) 12/64 (18.8%)


T status

 T1 2/52 (3.8%) 3/10 (30.0%)

 T>1 32/220 (14.5%) 8/53 (15.1%)

 Non-informative 2/18 (11.1%) 1/1 (100.0%)


N status

 N0 12/109 (11.0%) 1/4 (25.0%)

 N1 7/53 (13.2%) 1/1 (100.0%)

 N2 1/1 (100.0%) -

 Non-informative 16/127 (12.6%) 10/59 (16.9%)


M status

 M0 22/186 (11.8%) 11/58 (19.0%)

 M1 6/63 (9.5%) 0/4 (0.0%)

 Non-informative 8/41 (19.5%) 1/2 (50.0%)


Tumor grade

 1–2 7/96 (7.3%) 9/48 (18.8%)

 3 23/154 (14.9%) 3/16 (18.8%)

 Non-informative 6/40 (15.0%) -


Tumor histology

 Serous adenocarcinoma 36/250 (14.4%) 7/41 (17.1%)

 Mucinous adenocarcinoma 0/9 (0.0%) 0/2 (0.0%)

 Adenocarcinoma, not otherwise specified 0/16 (0.0%) 3/11 (27.3%)

 Other 0/15 (0.0%) 2/10 (20.0%)

*Family history was defined as the presence of breast and/or ovarian cancer in mother or sister.