Table 3

Mutation frequencies of BRCA1 and BRCA2 in breast cancer cases compared with population*

ClassCases (n=2575)Controls (n=2809)ExAC EA (n=4327)OR (95% CI)†OR (95% CI)‡
 Non-carriers2412 (93.7%)2755 (98.1%)4259 (98.4%)1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)
BRCA1
  Deleterious55 (2.1)5 (0.2)7 (0.2)12.6 (5.0 to 31.4)13.9 (6.3 to 30.5)
  VUS12 (0.5)4 (0.1)6 (0.1)3.4 (1.1 to 10.6)3.5 (1.3 to 9.4)
BRCA2
  Deleterious66 (2.6)6 (0.2)9 (0.2)12.6 (5.4 to 29.0)12.9 (6.4 to 26.0)
  VUS30 (1.2)39 (1.4)46 (1.1)0.9 (0.5 to 1.4)1.2 (0.7 to 1.9)
  • *Unless otherwise specified, data are presented in no. (%)

  • †Cases versus controls.

  • ‡Cases versus ExAC EA.

  • EA: East Asian; ExAC: Exome Aggregation Consortium; VUS, variants of unknown significance.