cancer gene
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cancer gene
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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The research team first studied patients who are at a high risk of developing breast or ovarian cancers because they inherit a faulty copy of the cancer gene -- BRCA2 -- from their parents.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 2024
A dangerous breast cancer gene mutation changed my life.
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2022
The guidance, issued by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, called the PALB2 mutation the “third most important breast cancer gene after BRCA1 and BRCA2.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2021
The cumbersome knockout process required inserting a bacterial gene that would land randomly in the genome, which risked accidentally turning on a cancer gene or causing other problems.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 31, 2019
But experts say a 2012 decision invalidating a patent based on drug dosage, the 2013 ruling on breast cancer gene testing case and a 2014 decision on software patents have left things a jumble.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2019
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