Medical Dictionary

BRCA

noun \ˌbē-(ˌ)är-(ˌ)sē-ˈā\

Medical Definition of BRCA

:  either of two tumor supressor genes that in mutated form tend to be associated with an increased risk of certain cancers and especially breast and ovarian cancers

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