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. 2009 Dec 21;28(1):157. doi: 10.1186/1756-9966-28-157

Table 1.

Modena Model

High risk Pedigree Classification
I) at least 3 relatives diagnosed with BC (or OC) in 2 different generations II) one BC/OC case is a first degree relative of the other 2 (of the other 1 if the first criterion is not fulfilled)° III) at lest one case has been diagnosed at the age ≤ 40 or with bilateral BC
* * * Hereditary HBC/HBOC

* * Suspect Hereditary SHBC/SHBOC

* * Suspect Hereditary SHBC/SHBOC

BC diagnosed at age ≤ 35,
regardless of family history
Early onset EOBC

BC and OC in the same woman,
regardless of family history
Breast and Ovarian Cancer BOC

Intermediate Risk

* Familial FBC/FBOC

* * Strongly suspected Familial SFBC/SFBOC

Male BC, regardless of family history Male Breast Cancer MBC

Slightly Increased Risk

* Suspected Familial SFBC/SFBOC

* Suspected Familial SFBC/SFBOC

BC/OC without any of the described criteria Sporadic Breast Cancer SpBC/SpOC

BC - Breast Cancer; OC - Ovarian Cancer; H - Hereditary; F- Familial; S - Suspect; s - sporadic; M - Male