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Table 1 Recruitment of families for linkage

From: A genome-wide linkage study of mammographic density, a risk factor for breast cancer

Study name

Families, n (%)

Women with complete data for analysis, n (%)

All Families

1,415 (100)

3,253 (100)

Australian site of the BCFR

70 (5.0)

174 (5.4)

Australian Twin & Sister Study

589 (41.6)

1,363 (41.9)

Northern California site of the BCFR

257 (18.2)

579 (17.8)

Ontario site of the BCFR

246 (17.4)

561 (17.3)

Ontario families from other sources

253 (17.9)

576 (17.7)

  1. BCFR, Breast Cancer Family Registry.