His BRCA1 185delAG mutation has been previously identified in breast cancer patients in India (Vaidyanathan et al., 2009), as well as in breast/ovarian cancer families with Sephardic Jewish ancestry in Spain (Díez et al., 1999) and in descendents of early Spanish settlers in Colorado (Mullineaux et al., 2003). The gene discussed is BRCA1; the disease is ovarian carcinoma.