Table 8

Haplotype sharing in BRCA1/2 mutation negativea families

Family type

BRCA1 haplotype sharedb

BRCA2 haplotype sharedb

BRCA1 and BRCA2 haplotype shared

Neither BRCA1 nor BRCA2 shared

Total


Female breast cancer only

13

10

10

46

79

Female breast and ovarian cancer

11

3

0

15

29

Ovarian cancer only

0

0

0

0

0

Female and male breast cancer

1

2

1

3

7

Female and male breast cancer and ovarian cancer

0

0

0

4

4

Male breast cancer only

0

0

0

0

0

Total

25

15

11

68

119


aIndex cases screened by high-sensitivity methods. bAll cases from families on whom at least three blood samples were available from cases affected by breast or ovarian cancer share alleles at all markers tested.

Mann et al. Breast Cancer Research 2006 8:R12   doi:10.1186/bcr1377

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