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. 2016 Aug 23;16(1):673. doi: 10.1186/s12885-016-2698-y

Table 2.

BRCA1/2 mutation frequencies in patients with TNBC and non-TNBC

TNBC (N = 192) Non-TNBC (N = 331) P a
Mutation status n (%) n (%)
Carriers 73 (38.0) 52 (15.7) < 0.0001 b
BRCA1 71 (37.0) 34 (10.3) < 0.0001 c
BRCA2 2 (1.0) 18 (5.4) NSd
Non-carriers 119 (62.0) 279 (84.3)

P values marked in bold are statistically significant

NS non-significant, TNBC triple-negative breast cancer

aFisher’s exact test. bCarriers vs. non-carriers. c BRCA1 carriers vs. non-carriers

d BRCA2 carriers vs. non-carriers