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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Sep 27;17(1):36–38. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.09.024

Table.

Level of agreement to recommend pancreatic cancer screening for various combinations of family history and genetic profile. The percentages represent the proportion of international experts (among 49 voting participants) in the CAPS Consortium who agreed with screening for the respective combination5. Blank boxes indicate no vote was reported for the combination. Color coding reflects the strength of support for screening (green ≥75%; yellow- 50–74%; red - <50%). FDR, first degree relative. Adapted with permission16.

Number of affected relatives
None 1 2 ≥3
1 FDR No FDR ≥1 FDR No FDR ≥1 FDR No FDR
No germline mutation No No No Yes
(92% if 2 FDRs and
78% if 1 FDR)
No
25%
Yes
92%
---
BRCA1 --- Indeterminate
69%
--- Yes
78%
Indeterminate
69%
Yes
78%
---
BRCA2 Indeterminate
51%
Yes
86%
--- Yes
90%
Yes
90%
Yes
90%
---
PALB2 No Yes
78%
--- Yes
78%
--- Yes
78%
---
STK11 Yes
96%
Yes
96%
Yes
96%
Yes
96%
Yes
96%
Yes
96%
Yes
96%
CDKN2A Indeterminate
57%
Yes
88%
Indeterminate
57%
Yes
88%
Indeterminate
57%
Yes
88%
Indeterminate
57%
Lynch syndrome* No Yes
88%
No
44%
Yes
88%
Indeterminate
53%
Yes
88%
Indeterminate
53%
*

Associated with MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, or PMS2 gene mutations.