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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Jul 17.
Published in final edited form as: Genet Med. 2023 Dec 19;26(3):101051. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2023.101051

Table 1. Participant demographics, AF gene, recruitment arm, primary condition status and result category, personal and family history of AF-related disease, disclosure process.

Cancer FH
Gene BRCA1 BRCA2 MSH2 MSH6 MUTYH APC RET VHL Cancer AF % LDLR APOB APOE a FH AF % Total % P value
AF variants in study cohort
                         AF 12 26 1 9 1 2 5 1 57 64.0% 26 5 1 32 36.0% 89
                         Unique variants 12 19 1 8 1 2 3 1 47 18 1 1 20 67
                         Unique families 12 24 1 9 1 2 4 1 54 25 5 1 31 85
Demographics
                         Female 4 13 1 4 - 2 3 - 27 47.4% 7 4 1 12 37.5% 39 43.8%
                         Age range 31-69 23-60 50 29-56 - 42-50 59-83 - 23-83 39-66 29-65 32 29-66 23-83
                         Mean age (years) 43.3 38.5 50 44.8 - 46 72 - 44.8 51.4 49.8 32 49.1 46.1
                         Male 8 13 - 5 1 - 2 1 30 52.6% 19 1 20 62.5% 50 56.2%
                         Age range 51-81 21-82 - 41-92 36 - 23-46 64 21-92 24-69 44 - 24-69 21-92
                         Mean age (years) 63.4 48.9 - 62.2 36 - 34.5 64 54.1 47.9 44 - 47.8 51.6
Ethnicity
                         White British 8 21 1 7 1 2 4 1 45 78.9% 16 5 0 21 65.6% 66 74.2%
                         White, other White background 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.8% 1 0 0 1 3.1% 2 2.2%
                         British Asian, Indian 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.3% 0 0 0 0 0.0% 3 3.4%
                         Black British, Afro-caribbean 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.8% 1 0 0 1 3.1% 2 2.2%
                         Black, other Black background 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 1 0 0 1 3.1% 1 1.1%
                         Mixed, White and Black Caribbean 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.8% 0 0 0 0 0.0% 1 1.1%
                         Mixed, other mixed background 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.8% 1 0 0 1 3.1% 2 2.2%
                         Chinese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 1 0 0 1 3.1% 1 1.1%
                         Hong Kongese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 1 0 0 1 3.1% 1 1.1%
                         Not stated 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 8.8% 4 0 1 5 15.6% 10 11.2%
100KGP recruitment arm
                         Rare disease 9 24 1 7 0 2 4 1 48 84.2% 22 5 1 28 87.5% 76 85.4% 0.76
                         Cancer 3 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 9 15.8% 4 0 0 4 12.5% 13 14.6%
100KGP primary condition status
                         Proband/affected 7 10 0 3 1 0 3 1 25 43.9% 10 2 0 12 37.5% 37 41.6%
                         Unaffected 5 16 1 6 0 2 2 0 32 56.1% 16 3 1 20 62.5% 52 58.4%
100KGP primary condition result
                         Likely cause identified 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 10 17.5% 7 2 0 9 28.1% 19 21.3%
                         VUS/uncertain result 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 12.3% 1 3 0 4 12.5% 11 12.4%
                         No cause identified 8 19 1 7 1 1 3 0 40 70.2% 18 0 1 19 59.4% 59 66.3%
Evidence of AF-related disease
                         Only personal history 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 5.3% 7 1 0 8 25.0% 11 12.4%
                         Only family history 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 24.6% 5 3 1 9 28.1% 23 25.8%
                         Both personal and family history 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 5.3% 10 1 0 11 34.4% 14 15.7%
                         Personal and/or family 5 (42%) 10 (38%) 1 (100%) 3 (50%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 20 35.1% 22 (85%) 5 (100%) 1 (100%) 28 87.5% 48 53.9% <0.001
                         Neither personal nor family history 7 16 0 6 0 2 5 1 37 64.9% 4 0 0 4 12.5% 41 46.1%
Disclosure process
                         Initial AF letter 12 26 1 9 1 2 5 1 57 100.0% 26 5 1 32 100.0% 89 100.0%
                         Pre-disclosure appt phone call 6 12 0 7 1 0 2 0 22 38.6% 0 0 0 0 0.0% 22 24.7%
AF disclosure appointments held by:
                         Consultant Geneticist 4 3 0 3 0 1 4 1 16 28.1% - - - 0 - 16 18.0%
                         Geneticist (Specialist Registrar) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.8% - - - 0 - 1 1.1%
                         Consultant Genetic Counsellor 1 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 11 19.3% - - 0 - 11 12.4%
                         Principal Genetic Counsellor 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8.8% - - - 0 - 5 5.6%
                         Genetic Counsellor 4 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 21 36.8% - - 0 - 21 23.6%
                         Trainee Genetic Counsellor 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 5.3% - - - 0 - 3 3.4%
                         Lipid Consultant - - - - - - - - 0 - 12 2 0 14 43.8% 14 15.7%
                         FH Nurse Specialist - - - - - - - - 0 - 14 3 1 18 56.3% 18 20.2%

No individuals in cohort with variant in MEN1, MLH1, or PCSK9

VUS/uncertain result: variant of uncertain significance or uncertain explanation for phenotype

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APOE c.500_502 (p.Leu167del) only included in AF panel