Brca
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Any of a number of genes and proteins associated with breast cancer, especially BRCA1 and BRCA2. countable, uncountable
"The writer David Samuels, a friend since childhood, said the cause was metastatic breast cancer, which in her case had resulted from the BRCA genetic mutation. Ms. Wurtzel had a double mastectomy in 2015. After her diagnosis, she became an advocate for BRCA testing — something she had not had — and wrote about her cancer experience in The New York Times."
- 1 Initialism of Brotherhood (of) Railway Carmen of America. abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Example
More examples"The writer David Samuels, a friend since childhood, said the cause was metastatic breast cancer, which in her case had resulted from the BRCA genetic mutation. Ms. Wurtzel had a double mastectomy in 2015. After her diagnosis, she became an advocate for BRCA testing — something she had not had — and wrote about her cancer experience in The New York Times."
Etymology
HGNC symbol, initialism of breast cancer.
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