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BRCA gene
BRCA gene (plural BRCA genes)


noun 
Definition:
 
gene predisposed to cancer: either of two genes, one BRCA1 on chromosome 17 and one BRCA2 on chromosome 13, that, when mutated, are responsible for a predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer
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