Table 2 Frequencies and types of BRCA1 familial mutations
Exon noFamilial mutationNo of individuals (%) withBRCA1 mutations (n = 136)
11917_918delTT1 (1.7)
887insAG*1 (1.7)
887insA*1 (1.7)
4184delTCAA29 (49.2)‡
3896delT5 (8.5)
3889delAG3 (5.1)
3875delGTCT2 (3.4)
3519G>T (E1134X)1 (1.7)
3450_3453delCAAG1 (1.7)
2871A>C*1 (1.7)
2800delAA1 (1.7)
2682C>T (Q855X)1 (1.7)
2594delC2 (3.4)
2559insA*1 (1.7)
2196G>A (D693N)1 (1.7)
2080delA1 (1.7)
2011insT1 (1.7)
1927C>G*1 (1.7)
1623del5bp2 (3.4)
1294del40bp2 (3.4)
Total58
13Ex13ins6kb4 (20)
ex13 dup14 (70)§
4446C>T (R1443X)2 (10)
Total20
154693delAA1 (50)
4654G>T (S1512I)1 (50)
Total2
165075G>A (M1652I)1 (100)
Total1
1A–2Exons 1A–2 deletion2 (100)
Total2
2187–188delAG*1 (3.3)
185insA†1 (3.3)
185delAG28 (93.3)¶
Total30
20ivs20+60 ins12bp1 (8.3)
Exon 20 deletion7 (58.3)
5382insC4 (33.3)
Total12
225452–2A>C*1 (100)
Total1
245622C>T (R1835X)5 (100)
Total5
3Exon 3 deletion3 (100)
Total3
5300T>C (C61R)1 (100)
Total1
7421–2delA1 (100)
Total1
  • *Novel mutations not reported in the Breast Cancer Information Core database.

  • †Reported in Pakistan.36

  • ‡Number of families = 13.

  • §Number of families = 12.

  • ¶Number of families = 11.