Table 5 Cancer sites in relation to BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations
Cancer site*Mutation inBRCA1Mutation inBRCA2Totalp Value†
Breast549630.001
Ovary12012
Breast and ovary13215
Breast or ovary and other sites022
Other sites011
Total791493
  • *Site was unknown for five of 98 patients with cancer (three with exon 11, and two other exon mutations in the BRCA1 gene).

  • †Calculated using two-sided Fisher’s exact test.