Research Article

Age-Dependent Cancer Risk Is Not Different in between MSH2 and MLH1 Mutation Carriers

Table 1

Distribution of mutation carrier and non carrier in 859 unaffected individuals with one 1st degree relative carrying a deleterious MSH2 or MLH1 mutation.

Mutation absentMutation present
Females MalesFemalesMales
Age groupMLH1MSH2MLH1MSH2MLH1MSH2MLH1MSH2

<3047305226 52383547
30 to 40 363039 2835302516
40 to 5023251820181714 10
50 to 6012 11 20 188108 9
> 601510102 72 24