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BRCA

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BRCA  (bärs)
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.


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However, in the current research, breast cancer cells lacking the BRCA mutation were efficiently eradicated.
But if she has one of the two BRCA genes the odds are one in three.
She is the first baby in the UK to be born free of the BRCA 1 gene under the selection process.
 
 
 
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