Table 1 Characteristics of chromosome 17-linked families (n=94)

From: Absence of truncating BRIP1 mutations in chromosome 17q-linked hereditary prostate cancer families

 

N (%) or mean (range)

Ancestry

 

 Caucasian

83 (88)

 African American

10 (11)

 Asian American

1 (1)

Number of PCa cases per family

 

 Confirmed

4.1

 Total

4.3

Mean age at diagnosis of confirmed PCa cases

63.7 (45.7–78.3)

Number of families with BrCa cases

 

 0

57 (61)

 1–2

31 (33)

 >2

6 (6)

Number of families with OvCa cases

 

 0

86 (92)

 1–2

8 (9)

 >2

0 (0)

  1. Abbreviations: BrCa=breast cancer; OvCa=ovarian cancer; PCa=prostate cancer.