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. 2003 Aug 28;5(6):R206–R216. doi: 10.1186/bcr644

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%) - -