BRCA EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of BRCA 1900–95; initialism from br(east) and ca(ncer) B.R.C.A. Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for brca Contemporary Examples of brca
In short, Myriad isolated the BRCA genes—snipped them out of the longer DNA chain in which they were ensconced.
The Supremes Get It Right, Naturally.
Sam Kean
June 14, 2013
Myriad could charge whatever price it wanted for the BRCA tests, and kept prices higher by several thousand dollars.
The Supremes Get It Right, Naturally.
Sam Kean
June 14, 2013
brca in Science BRCA [bē′är′sē′ā′] One of two genes (designated BRCA1 and BRCA2) that help repair damage to DNA, but when inherited in a defective state increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.