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BRCA1  
n.  A gene that is associated with the development of familial breast cancer when inherited in a defective state.

[br(east) ca(ncer) 1.]
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BRCA1 (bē'är-sē'ā-wŭn')
n.
A defective gene associated with the development of familial breast cancer.

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BRCA1
breast cancer 1 (gene)
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