Table 1

The 26 French breast cancer families analysed by BRCA1 and BRCA2 bar codes

IC familyPredisposition probability (%)Age at diagnosis (y) of breast tumour for index casesNo of breast tumours in the family
*Three of the 26 families comprised a male breast cancer. Predisposition probabilities of index cases range from 90 to 98% (average 92%). The number of breast tumours in the family varies from 3 to 8 (average 4.5).
2590333
34390465
100890445
107790338
111090453*
118590434
120590474
1421 90 36 4
142290303
167990485
17829044, 675
205490473
223290444*
224091564
6489237, 383
5993566
3929361, 654*
99593353
118993323
184393294
222993374
220894466
174395467
17997366
83397273
225998387