brca gene

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• BRCA gene — /bi a si ˈeɪ dʒin/ (say bee ah see ay jeen) noun a gene which is involved in tumour suppression, helping to ensure the stability of the cell s genetic material, but which may mutate into genes known as BRCA1 or BRCA2, inheritable harmful… …  

• BRCA gene — [breast cancer] either of two tumor suppressor genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, that encode ubiquitously expressed nuclear proteins involved in regulation of DNA repair, transcriptional activation, and the cell cycle; germline mutations of either gene are …   Medical dictionary

• Gene — The basic biological unit of heredity. A segment of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) needed to contribute to a function. An official definition: According to the official Guidelines for Human Gene Nomenclature, a gene is defined as a DNA segment that… …   Medical dictionary

• BRCA 1 — BRCA1 Le gène BRCA1 (acronyme de BReast CAncer n°1 cancer du sein n°1 à début précoce) est un gène humain qui appartient à une classe de gènes suppresseurs de tumeur, qui maintiennent l intégrité génomique afin de prévenir la prolifération… …   Wikipédia en Français

• BRCA-1 — Die Lage des BRCA1 Gens auf Chromosom 17 Schematische Darstellung des BRCA1 Polypeptides BRCA1 (BReast CAncer 1, early onset; deutsch: Brustkrebs 1 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Brca — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.   Sigles d’une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres   Sigles de trois lettres > Sigles de quatre lettres …   Wikipédia en Français

• BRCA-2 — Das Modell des BRCA2 Peptids BRCA2 (BReast CAncer 2, early onset; deutsch: Brustkrebs 2, Manifestation im Kindesalter), in einigen Publikationen auch als Brustkrebsgen 2 bezeichnet, ist ein menschliches Gen, welches zur Klasse der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• brca — (= breast cancer related gene) Two genes (BRCA 1 and BRCA 2) associated with familial breast carcinoma have now been identified …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• BRCA — breast cancer * * * BRCA .bē (.)är (.)sē ā n either of two tumor supressor genes that in mutated form tend to be associated with an increased risk of certain cancers and esp. breast and ovarian cancers * * * see under gene …   Medical dictionary

• Ovarian cancer — (human) Classification and external resources Micrograph of a low malignant potential mucinous ovarian tumour. H E stain. ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

• Epidemiology and etiology of breast cancer — Epidemiological risk factors for a disease can provide important clues as to the etiology, or cause, of a disease. The first work on the epidemiology and etiology of breast cancer was done by Janet Lane Claypon, who published a comparative study… …   Wikipedia