Table 3.
Proportions of probands with a germline ancestral mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 out of total tested (percentages in parentheses), by personal cancer history and number of first-degree relatives with ovarian cancer, and with number of second-degree relatives with ovarian cancer
| No. of first-degree relatives with ovarian cancer | No. of second-degree relatives with ovarian cancer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer status | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| No breast or ovarian cancer | 10/131 (8%) | 8/89 (9%) | 0/7 (0%) | 11/144 (8%) | 1/4 (25%) | - |
| Breast cancer only | 34/237 (14%) | 13/42 (31%) | - | 38/242 (16%) | 4/5 (80%) | 0/3 (0%) |
| Ovarian cancer only | 4/18 (22%) | 3/4 (75%) | - | 5/20 (25%) | 2/2 (100%) | - |
| Breast and ovarian cancer | 3/3 (100%) | 0/1 (0%) | - | 3/4 (75%) | - | - |