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. 2015 Apr;22(2):113–121. doi: 10.3747/co.22.2300

TABLE IV.

Predisposition to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (pdac) in 211 enrolled familiesa with available family histories

Classification Families [n (%)]
Sporadic pdac 152 (72.0)
Non-sporadic pdac 59 (28.0)
  Familial pdacb 39 (18.5)
    2 Affected relatives 34 (16.1)
    3 Affected relatives 2 (0.9)
    ≥4 Affected relatives 3 (1.4)
  Genetic syndrome diagnosis 8 (3.8)
    Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (BRCA1) 3 (1.4)
    Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (BRCA2) 2 (0.9)
    Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer–like (PALB2) 1 (0.5)
    Familial atypical multiple-mole melanoma (CDKN2A) 1 (0.5)
    Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (STK11) 1 (0.5)
  Young-onset pdac (≤50 years) 12 (5.7)
a

With 1 or more cases of pdac (n = 209) or otherwise at risk of pdac (n = 2).

b

Defined as 2 or more pdac-affected relatives in a family, without diagnosis of a known genetic syndrome.