Review Article

CHEK21100delC Mutation and Risk of Prostate Cancer

Table 2

Characteristics and results of 7 excluded prostate cancer studies.

Carrier/TotalPopulationCountryOR/HR (95% CI) valueRef.

14/1,864Unselected casesPL3.5 (1.6–7.5)0.002[25, 26]
3/249Familial cases5.6 (1.6–19.9)0.02
12/5,496ControlsReference

3/84CasesUSNANA[27, 28]

Families with breast cancer historyUK, NE, DE, US2.68 (ratio of carrier RR versus noncarrier RR)0.26[29]

3/690Unselected casesPL2.1 (0.5–9.4)0.32[30]
1/98 Familial cases4.9 (0.5–44.6)0.11
4/1,921ControlsReference

3/690Unselected casesPL1.74 (0.48–6.35)0.39[31]
10/4,000ControlsReference

PL: Poland, UK: United Kingdom, NE: Netherlands, DE: Denmark, US: United States, NA: not available.