No evidence for association with ovarian cancer risk was observed (OR 2.50, 95 % CI, 0.21–29.1), p = 0.45 and OR 1.34, 95 % CI, 0.36–4.97), p = 0.66 respectively) (Southey MC, Goldgar D, Winqvist R, Pylkas K, Couch FJ, Tischkowitz M.: PALB2, CHEK2 and ATM rare variants and cancer risk: data from COGS, unpublished). This evidence concerns the gene PALB2 and ovarian carcinoma.