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. 2011 Sep 27;105(8):1230–1234. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.383

Table 1. Age range and family history of prostate cancer samples screened for BRCA2 germline mutation.

Age range, years Number of samples With family history of PrCa (%) With family history of Br/OvCa (%) Percentage of samples deceased Number of mutation carriers Percentage of mutation carriers Percentage of mutation carriers deceased
36–55 632 (34.5%) 34.5 25.3 15.3 8 1.27 37.5
56–65 957 (52.2%) 50.6 24.3 12.4 11 1.15 81.8
66–88 243 (13.3%) 100.0 29.6 29.8 0
Total 1832 51.6 25.4 15.7 19 1.03 63.2

Abbreviations: BrCa=breast cancer; OvCa=ovarian cancer; PrCa=prostate cancer.

A total of 1832 samples (age range 36–88) passed quality control, of which 1589 were aged ⩽65years at diagnosis. Protein-truncating mutations were enriched at younger age of diagnosis. Family history of BrCa and OvCa is also shown.