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Table 1 Families and features of index cases screened for PALB2 c.2323C>T [p.Q775X] variant

From: Contribution of the PALB2 c.2323C>T [p.Q775X] Founder mutation in well-defined breast and/or ovarian cancer families and unselected ovarian cancer cases of French Canadian descent

Syndrome

Number of families1

Unilateral BC

Bilateral BC

BC and OC

OC

Mean age in years of BC (age range)

Mean age in years of OC (age range)

HBC

48 [10]

45

3

0

0

46 (30–65)

n/a

HBOC

23 [4]

14

2

1

6

44 (25–55)

51 (31–74)

Total

71 [14]

59

5

1

6

46 (25–65)

51 (31–74)

  1. 1The numbers in the brackets refer to number of index cases where the complete coding region of PALB2 genes was sequenced. Abbreviations: breast cancer (BC), hereditary breast cancer (HBC) hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC), and ovarian cancer (OC).