BRCA1

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BRCA1 (plural BRCA1s)

  1. (biochemistry) A human tumor suppressor gene associated with breast cancer.
    • 2013 May 14, Angelina Jolie, “My Medical Choice”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      I have always told them not to worry, but the truth is I carry a “faulty” gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

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