cancer gene
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cancer gene
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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Scientists have built a detailed map showing how hundreds of possible mutations in a major cancer gene affect tumor growth.
From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2026
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
Researchers have long known viruses that insert genetic material into a person’s genome may risk activating a nearby cancer gene.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 11, 2021
So after watching her 45-year-old mom struggle recently with a second round of breast cancer and knowing her mom carried the breast cancer gene BRCA-2, Rosales decided to be tested for the gene herself.
From Washington Times • Oct. 24, 2020
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