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Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics for individuals tested with the hereditary cancer panel

From: Analysis of hereditary cancer syndromes by using a panel of genes: novel and multiple pathogenic mutations

Demographic

No.

%

Total individuals

1197

100

 Female

1126

94.1

 Male

71

5.9

Age at diagnosis (years)

 Mean ± SD

45.4 ± 11.4

 

 Median

44

 

 Range

0.7–86

 

Age at testing (years)

 Mean ± SD

46.1 ± 11.5

 

 Median

45

 

 Range

0.7–87

 

Ethnicity

 Greek

631

52.7

 Romanian

408

34.1

 Turkish

158

13.2

Clinical status

 Affected

929

77.6

 Unaffected

141

11.8

 No information

127

10.6

Cancers among affected patients

 Breast

768

82.7

 Ovarian

41

4.4

 Colorectal

68

7.3

 Other

61

6.6

Family history of unaffected individuals

 Breast cancer

103

73.0

 Ovarian cancer

30

21.3

 Colorectal cancer

32

22.7

 Prostate cancer

22

15.6

 Pancreatic cancer

16

11.3

 Breast cancer & Ovarian cancer

19

13.5

 Breast cancer & Colorectal cancer

18

12.8

 No cancer

6

4.3

 Unknown

3

2.1