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Table 2 BRCA 1/2 germline mutation prevalence by age group

From: Prevalence of pathogenic BRCA1/2 germline mutations among 802 women with unilateral triple-negative breast cancer without family cancer history

 

n

BRCA1

BRCA2

BRCA1/2

n

% (95%CI)

n

% (95%CI)

n

% (95%CI)

Age group (years)

 20–29

85

28

32.9 (23.9–43.5)

0

0.0 (0.0–4.3)

28

32.9 (23.9–43.5)

 30–39

309

60

19.4 (15.4–24.2)

3

1.0 (0.3–2.8)

63

20.4 (16.3–25.2)

 40–49

216

22

10.2 (6.8–14.9)

3

1.4 (0.5–4.0)

25

11.6 (8.0–16.5)

 50–59

122

6

4.9 (2.3–10.3)

1

0.8 (0.1–4.5)

7

5.7 (2.8–11.4)

 60–69

58

2

3.4 (1.0–11.7)

2

3.4 (1.0–11.7)

4

6.9 (2.7–16.4)

 70–79

12

0

0.0 (0.0–24.2)

0

0.0 (0.0–24.2)

0

0.0 (0.0–24.2)

 TOTAL

802

118

14.7 (12.4–17.3)

9

1.1 (0.6–2.1)

127

15.8 (13.5–18.5)