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. 2018 Feb 2;9(38):25025–25033. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.24382

Table 3. Meta-analytic estimates of breast cancer penetrance (× 100) in Asian women who carry BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations.

Study Korea Beijing Hong Kong Meta-analytic Estimates
Age Interval Penetrance (%)
(95% CI)
Penetrance (%)
(95% CI)
Penetrance (%)
(95% CI)
Penetrance (%)
(95% CI)
BRCA1
 20-40 years 10 (2-45) 2.2 (0-4.4) 10.0 (4.7-15.7) 5.2 (1.3-18.2)
 20-50 years 27 (5-84) 9.9 (3.3-17.2) 16.3 (8.6-25.0) 13.6 (8.9-20.3)
 20-60 years 41 (9-95) 29.3 (17.6-47.1) 30.5 (18.0-46.6) 30.9 (21.5-42.2)
 20-70 years 49 (11-98) 37.9 (24.1-54.4) 53.7 (34.5-71.6) 44.8 (33.0-57.2)
BRCA2
 20-40 years 6 (3-15) 1.2 (0-3.1) 6.7 (3.2-11.0) 4.5 (1.8-10.7)
 20-50 years 18 (8-39) 10.7 (9.6-16.9) 21.1 (12.3-31.1) 15.8 (10.1-24.1)
 20-60 years 28 (13-56) 27.2 (19.0-38.5) 31.4 (21.6-42.6) 29.6 (23.1-36.9)
 20-70 years 35 (16-65) 36.5 (26.7-51.8) 48.3 (31.8-68.5) 40.7 (31.3-50.9)