BRCA gene

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 associated with inherited predisposition to ovarian and female breast cancers. BRCA1 mutations also confer an increased risk for prostate and colon cancers and BRCA2 for prostate, pancreatic, bile duct, gallbladder, and male breast cancers.

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