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. 2016 Jun 8;24(11):1591–1597. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2016.57

Table 2. Detection rates for BRCA1 and BRCA2 variants in breast/ovarian and male breast cancer families by Manchester score.

  Manchester score 50+ Manchester score 40–49 Manchester score 35–39 Manchester score 30–34 Manchester 25–29 Total
Breast/ovary 44/51 (87%) 46/60 (77%) 38/53 (66%) 40/87 (43%) 44/146 (30%) 212/397 (53%)
MBC 5/5 (100%) 5/8 (62.5%) 7/12 (58%) 8/13 (61.5%) 2/16 (12.5%) 27/54 (50%)
Total 49/56 (87.5%) 51/68 (75%) 45/65 (69%) 48/100 (48%) 46/162 (28%) 239/451 (53%)
RNA analysis in negative 7/7 7/17 10/20 8/62 5/116 37/222
RNA positive 1/7 1/7 0/11 0/8 0/5 2/37
Panel testing 6/6 7/16 11/20 8/62 5/116 37/220
Panel positive 1x RAD51D of 6 0/7 1x ATM 1x CHEK2 of 11 0/8 0/5 (0/5 <25) 3/42
Female breast only 4/5 (80%) 11/19 (58%) 21/37 (57%) 34/69 (49%)    
RNA FBC   1 1   2 (4-16-20) 0/8
Panel testing   0/1 0/1   0/1 (0/1 20) 0/3

Abbreviations: FBC, female breast cancer; MBC, male breast cancer.