Table 6 Common genetic variant in the MENA region

Jordan

[10]

BRCA2

c.2254_2257delGACT

4

c.6685G > T

2

Dup exon 5–11

4

c.8774A > G

2

K3416E

2

Tunisia

[11, 13]

BRCA1

c.211dupA

8

c.5266dupC

5

c.1309del4

4

c.4041delAG

2

c.798_799delTT

2 families

BRCA2

c.1542_1547delAAGA

2

c.7887_7888insA

2

c.1309del4

5

Morocco

[12, 13]

BRCA1

c.798_799delTT

2

c.5062_5064delGTT

2

BRCA2

c.7710delA

2

c.7235insG

7

Algeria

[13]

BRCA1

c.798_799delTT

2 families

Palestine

[14]

BRCA2

c.2482delGACT

6

Lebanon

[2]& [3, 15]

BRCA1

c.131G > T

6

BRCA2

c.9257_1G > A

3

Saudi Arabia

[9]

BRCA1

c.4136_4137delCT

5

c.4524G > A

5