Table 4

Summary results from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium studies for white European women (14 542 invasive ovarian cancer cases and 23 491 controls)

VariantFrequency*
Controls
Frequency*
Cases
OR (95% CI)LRT
p Value
PALB2
 c.1592delT (p.Leu531Cysfs)0.000040.000122.50 (0.21 to 29.1)0.45
 c.2816T>G (p.Leu939Trp)0.004130.003990.96 (0.69 to 1.34)0.81
 c.3113G>A (p.Trp1038*)0.000340.000311.34 (0.36 to 4.97)0.66
CHEK2
 c.349A>G (p.Arg117Gly)0.000380.000311.07 (0.32 to 3.60)0.92
 c.538C>T (p.Arg180Cys)0.001280.001601.49 (0.83 to 2.67)0.18
 c.715G>A (p.Glu239Lys)0.000210.000371.47 (0.42 to 5.22)0.54
 c.1036C>T (p.Arg346Cys)‡00
 c.1312G>T (p.Asp438Tyr)0.000810.000740.92 (0.42 to 1.99)0.83
 c.1343T>G (p.Ile448Ser)0.000090
ATM
 c.7271T>G (p.Val2424Gly)00.00012
  • *Proportion of subjects carrying the variant.

  • ‡c.1036C>T (p.Arg346Cys) was not observed in any sample.

  • LRT, likelihood ratio test; OR, OR for carriers of the variant versus common-allele homozygotes, adjusted for study and seven principal components.