Table 1

 Review of reported cases with BRCA1/BRCA2 double heterozygosity

NoDH (index) cases*Mutations‡FH: maternal/ paternal§Inheritance confirmed?Reference
*Diagnosis, age at diagnosis (years); (_), age at last follow up.
†Assumed to have both mutations.
‡Documented founder mutations in bold type; 185delAG and 187delAG are identical, 5382insC and 5385insC are identical.
§Family history of breast and/or ovarian cancer.
AZG, Groningen University Hospital; BC, breast cancer; Bilat, bilateral; DH, double heterozygosity; FH, family history; Neg, negative; OC, ovarian cancer; Pos, positive; UMCN, University Medical Centre Nijmegen; ??, no information available.
1OC 40 and BC 45 (51) BRCA1 2804delAA Pos/NegBoth mutations familial, maternal/paternal origin undeterminedThis report (AZG)
BRCA2 3715delG
2BC 28 (49) BRCA1 2804delAA Neg/NegNo information availableThis report (UMCN)
BRCA2 4677delA
3Healthy 40 BRCA1 185delAG Pos/??Two maternal cousins 185delAG, 6174delT probably paternalThis report (UK)
BRCA2 6174delT
4BC 51 (68) BRCA1 5382insC Pos/??Maternal niece 5382insC, origin 6174delT unknownThis report (UK)
BRCA2 6174delT
5BC <39 BRCA1 187delAG Neg/NegNo information availableThis report/Frank et al23
BRCA2 6174delT
6BC 40 BRCA1 5385insC ??/??No information availableThis report/Frank et al23
BRCA2 6174delT
7BC 41 BRCA1 187delAG PosNo information availableThis report/Frank et al23
BRCA2 6174delT Neg
8Bilat BC 34 BRCA1 187delAG PosNo information availableThis report/Frank et al23
BRCA2 6174delT Pos
9Bilat BC 33 (49) BRCA1 5385delAG ??No information availableThis report/Frank et al23
BRCA2 6174delT ??
10Bilat BC 55 (56) BRCA1 187delAG PosNo information availableThis report/Frank et al23
BRCA2 6174delT Neg
11Healthy 61 BRCA1 5385insC PosNo information availableThis report/Frank et al23
BRCA2 6174delT Neg
12Healthy 66 BRCA1 187delAG PosNo information availableThis report/Frank et al23
BRCA2 6174delT Neg
13BC 48 and OC 50 BRCA1 185delAG PosNo information availableRamus et al10
BRCA2 6174delT ??
14Index BC 38 BRCA1 185delAG PosFather had neither mutation, mother assumed carrier of both mutationsFriedman et al11 (pat No 1)
15Mother OC 50† BRCA2 6174delT Pos
16OC 57 (62) BRCA1 185delAG PosNo information availableFriedman et al11 (pat No 2)
BRCA2 6174delT ??
17Healthy 50 BRCA1 185delAG PosNo information availableFriedman et al11 (pat No 3)
BRCA2 6174delT ??
18BC 45 (46) BRCA1 5382insC Pos5382insC assumed to be maternalFriedman et al11 (pat No 4)
BRCA2 6174delT ??
19BC 35 BRCA1 2508G→TPosMother neither mutation, no other family members availableLiede et al12
BRCA2 3295insAPos
20BC 30 and OC 41 BRCA1 3888delGAPosMother and sister 6174delT; father 3888delGARandall et al7
BRCA2 6174delT Neg.
21BC <40 BRCA1 3888delGA??Father 6174delT; neither parent 3888delGA; 3888delGA assumed paternal de novoTesoriero et al13
BRCA2 6174delT ??
22Index healthy 36 BRCA1 185delAG PosBrother and father neither mutation; sister only 185delAG; mother assumed carrier of both mutationsMoslehi et al14
23Mother OC 36† BRCA2 6174delT Pos
24BC 33 and 44 and 47 BRCA1 5382insC NegNo information availableBell et al15
BRCA2 6174delT Pos
25Index BC 28 BRCA1 5242C→TPosMother both mutationsCaldes et al16
26Mother healthy 70 BRCA2 6503delTT??
27Sister healthy 40
28Cousin healthy 47
29Cousin healthy 41
30Aunt BC 70
31Aunt BC 66
32Index BC 33 BRCA1 E1661XNegMother both mutationsChoi et al20 (pat 60071)
33Mother stomach cancer 62 BRCA2 6174del4Neg
34Index BC 26 BRCA1 1635del5NegNo information availableChoi et al20 (pat 60351)
BRCA2 3026delCANeg