Table 1

Novel MRE11, NBS1 and RAD50 mutations

GeneExonNt changeEffect on proteinAllele frequency*
Hereditary casesSporadic casesControls
*Heterozygotes.
MRE11 10913C→TArg305Trp0.7% (1/151)− (0/192)− (0/1000)
NBS1 4448C→TLeu150Phe0.7% (1/151)− (0/192)− (0/1000)
RAD50 5687delTFrameshift → stop codon at 2341.3% (2/151)− (0/192)0.6% (6/1000)