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. 2020 Oct 27;22:114. doi: 10.1186/s13058-020-01349-9

Table 3.

gBRCAm prevalence by risk factors for gBRCAm (FAS)

Risk factor Positive for a gBRCAm, n (% [95% CI]) gBRCA1m only, n (% [95% CI]) gBRCA2m only, n (% [95% CI]) Both gBRCA1m and gBRCA2m, n (% [95% CI])
Age at initial breast cancer diagnosis
 ≤ 50 years (N = 171) 22 (12.9 [8.2, 18.8]) 13 (7.6 [4.1, 12.6]) 6 (3.5 [1.3, 7.5]) 3 (1.8 [0.4, 5.0])
 > 50 years (N = 167) 9 (5.4 [2.5, 10.0]) 2 (1.2 [0.1, 4.3]) 5 (3.0 [1.0, 6.8]) 2 (1.2 [0.1, 4.3])
HR status
 HR-positive (N = 215) 20 (9.3 [5.8, 14.0]) 6 (2.8 [1.0, 6.0]) 10 (4.7 [2.3, 8.4]) 4 (1.9 [0.5, 4.7])
 HR-negative (N = 119) 11 (9.2 [4.7, 15.9]) 9 (7.6 [3.5, 13.9]) 2 (1.7 [0.2, 5.9]) 0 (0.0 [0.0, 3.1])
Family history of breast and/or ovarian cancer
 Yes (N = 66) 15 (22.7 [13.3, 34.7]) 8 (12.1 [5.4, 22.5]) 6 (9.1 [3.4, 18.7]) 1 (1.5 [0.0, 8.2])
 No (N= 274) 18 (6.6 [3.9, 10.2]) 8 (2.9 [1.3, 5.7]) 6 (2.2 [0.8, 4.7]) 4 (1.5 [0.4, 3.7])

BRCA breast cancer susceptibility gene, CI confidence interval, FAS full analysis set, gBRCAm germline BRCA mutation, HR hormone receptor