Table 6

Observed and expected numbers of mutation carriers, as predicted by the LAMBDA model, for categories based on predicted range of probability of being a carrier

Predicted range

Numbers of carriers (percentage)



λ
Probability (%)
Number of women
Observed
Expected

<-3.5
<2
128
5 (4%)
2.1 (2%)
-3.5 to -2.25
2–10
117
12 (10%)
7.2 (6%)
-2.0 to -1.25
10–25
84
11 (13%)
13.4 (16%)
-1.0 to -0.25
25–50
59
14 (24%)
20.1 (34%)
0.0 to 0.75
50–75
30
16 (53%)
18.2 (61%)
≥ 1.0
≥ 75
6
6 (100%)
5.1 (85%)
Total

424
64 (15%)
66.2 (16%)

Apicella et al. Breast Cancer Res 2003 5:R206   doi:10.1186/bcr644