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. 2020 Aug 2;111(9):3350–3358. doi: 10.1111/cas.14513

TABLE 1.

Prevalence of gBRCA1/2 mutations in subgroups stratified by gBRCA mutation location and patient background and clinical characteristics

gBRCA mutations gBRCA1 mutations a gBRCA2 mutations
Present gBRCA1 only gBRCA2 only Absent Inside the OCCR Outside the OCCR Founder mutation (L63X) Inside the OCCR Outside the OCCR
All, n 93 63 30 512 28 15 16 15 15
Age, y
20‐29 0 0 0 4 (0.8) 0 0 0 0 0
30‐39 3 (3.2) 3 (4.8) 0 29 (5.7) 1 (3.6) 1 (6.7) 1 (6.3) 0 0
40‐49 24 (25.8) 19 (30.2) 5 (16.7) 113 (22.1) 8 (28.6) 5 (33.3) 6 (37.5) 3 (20.0) 2 (13.3)
50‐59 22 (23.7) 16 (25.4) 6 (20.0) 153 (29.9) 8 (28.6) 3 (20.0) 3 (18.8) 3 (20.0) 3 (20.0)
60‐69 37 (39.8) 20 (31.7) 17 (56.7) 136 (26.6) 7 (25.0) 6 (40.0) 5 (31.3) 8 (53.3) 9 (60.0)
70‐79 5 (5.4) 3 (4.8) 2 (6.7) 66 (12.9) 3 (10.7) 0 0 1 (6.7) 1 (6.7)
≥80 2 (2.2) 2 (3.2) 0 11 (2.1) 1 (3.6) 0 1 (6.3) 0 0
≤40 4 (4.3) 4 (6.3) 0 36 (7.0) 2 (7.1) 1 (6.7) 1 (6.3) 0 0
≥41 89 (95.7) 59 (93.7) 30 (100.0) 476 (93.0) 26 (92.9) 14 (93.3) 15 (93.8) 15 (100.0) 15 (100.0)
≤49 27 (29.0) 22 (34.9) 5 (16.7) 146 (28.5) 9 (32.1) 6 (40.0) 7 (43.8) 3 (20.0) 2 (13.3)
≥50 66 (71.0) 41 (65.1) 25 (83.3) 366 (71.5) 19 (67.9) 9 (60.0) 9 (56.3) 12 (80.0) 13 (86.7)
≤64 63 (67.7) 46 (73.0) 17 (56.7) 368 (71.9) 21 (75.0) 11 (73.3) 11 (68.8) 8 (53.3) 9 (60.0)
≥65 30 (32.3) 17 (27.0) 13 (43.3) 144 (28.1) 7 (25.0) 4 (26.7) 5 (31.3) 7 (46.7) 6 (40.0)
History of childbirth
Yes 72 (77.4) 50 (79.4) 22 (73.3) 351 (68.6) 22 (78.6) 13 (86.7) 11 (68.8) 9 (60.0) 13 (86.7)
No 3 (3.2) 2 (3.2) 1 (3.3) 12 (2.3) 1 (3.6) 0 1 (6.3) 1 (6.7) 0
Unknown 18 (19.4) 11 (17.5) 7 (23.3) 149 (29.1) 5 (17.9) 2 (13.3) 4 (25.0) 5 (33.3) 2 (13.3)
Histological classification
Low‐grade serous cancer 1 (1.1) 1 (1.6) 0 4 (0.8) 0 1 (6.7) 0 0 0
High‐grade serous cancer 78 (83.9) 53 (84.1) 25 (83.3) 181 (35.4) 24 (85.7) 13 (86.7) 13 (81.3) 12 (80.0) 13 (86.7)
Mucinous cancer 0 0 0 19 (3.7) 0 0 0 0 0
Endometrioid cancer 8 (8.6) 7 (11.1) 1 (3.3) 104 (20.3) 4 (14.3) 1 (6.7) 1 (6.3) 1 (6.7) 0
Clear cell carcinoma 4 (4.3) 2 (3.2) 2 (6.7) 178 (34.8) 0 0 2 (12.5) 1 (6.7) 1 (6.7)
Others 2 (2.2) 0 2 (6.7) 22 (4.3) 0 0 0 1 (6.7) 1 (6.7)
Classification of advanced stage (FIGO 2014)
I 8 (8.6) 3 (4.8) 5 (16.7) 221 (43.2) 2 (7.1) 0 0 4 (26.7) 1 (6.7)
II 7 (7.5) 7 (11.1) 0 60 (11.7) 3 (10.7) 1 (6.7) 3 (18.8) 0 0
III 62 (66.7) 42 (66.7) 20 (66.7) 170 (33.2) 16 (57.1) 13 (86.7) 11 (68.8) 8 (53.3) 12 (80.0)
IV 16 (17.2) 11 (17.5) 5 (16.7) 58 (11.3) 7 (25.0) 1 (6.7) 2 (12.5) 3 (20.0) 2 (13.3)
Others 0 0 0 3 (0.6) 0 0 0 0 0
Geographic location
East 58 (62.4) 40 (63.5) 18 (60.0) 268 (52.3) 18 (64.3) 5 (33.3) 15 (93.8) 9 (60.0) 9 (60.0)
West 35 (37.6) 23 (36.5) 12 (40.0) 244 (47.7) 10 (35.7) 10 (66.7) 1 (6.3) 6 (40.0) 6 (40.0)
History of breast cancer
Yes 14 (15.1) 11 (17.5) 3 (10.0) 16 (3.1) 3 (10.7) 1 (6.7) 6 (37.5) 2 (13.3) 1 (6.7)
No 79 (84.9) 52 (82.5) 27 (90.0) 496 (96.9) 25 (89.3) 14 (93.3) 10 (62.5) 13 (86.7) 14 (93.3)

Data are given as n (%).

Abbreviations: BRCA, breast cancer susceptibility gene; FIGO, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; OCCR, ovarian cancer cluster region.

a

Four patients with silent gBRCA1 mutations are not included.