BRCA1

Meaning of BRCA1 in English

A gene on chromosome 17 that normally helps to suppress cell growth. A person who inherits an altered version of the BRCA1 gene has a higher risk of getting breast, ovarian, or prostate cancer.

NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Английский словарь раковых терминов NCI(Национальный институт злокачественных новообразований). 2012

BRCA1 — A gene that normally acts to restrain the growth of cells. (The symbol BRCA comes from BReast CAncer).
English Dictionary of Medicine
BRCA1 BREAST CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY GENE — This mutated (changed) version of the BRCA1 gene makes a person susceptible to developing breast cancer.
English Dictionary of Medicine
TUMOUR SUPPRESSOR GENE — also called Anti-oncogene, any of a class of genes that are normally involved in regulating cell growth but that may …
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BREAST CANCER, FAMILIAL — A number of factors have been identified that increase the risk of breast cancer. One of the strongest of these …
English Dictionary of Medicine
BREAST CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY GENES — Inherited factors that predispose to breast cancer. Put otherwise, these genes make one more susceptible to the disease and so …
English Dictionary of Medicine

NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms

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