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BRCA Gene
BRCA Gene: is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BRCA1 gene. Orthologs are common in other vertebrate species, whereas invertebrate genomes may encode a more distantly related gene. BRCA1 is a human tumor suppressor gene and is responsible for repairing DNA.
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APR 19, 2023 | 10:00 AM
Date: April 18, 2023 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT), 5:00pm (CEST) Whilst a decade ago the prognosis of lung cancer patients has been very disappointing, nowadays a substantial evolutio...SEP 22, 2022 | 8:00 AM
Date: September 22, 2022 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00pm (EDT), 5:00pm (CEST) Liquid biopsies are used to identify and track genetic mutationsin cancer patinets, enabling researchers to detect c...APR 10, 2019 | 10:30 AM
The BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes represent the best examples of the modern understanding of cancer molecular genetics. Testing for germline and somatic mutations in BRCA 1/2 has gradually become com...Speaker: Anika Joecker, PhD , Jennifer Poitras, PhD
MAY 14, 2015 | 6:00 AM
Cancer is complex, but recent findings are yielding a greater understanding of the disease. The tumor suppressor genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are implicated in breast, ovarian, prostate, and other c...
AUG 20, 2014 | 11:45 AM
The unanimous Supreme Court ruling of 2013 regarding gene patents made competition for BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing a reality. Within hours of the decision multiple labs began offering more compre...
MAY 28, 2014 | 9:00 AM
While the "Jolie effect" has refocused attention on the central role of BRCA gene analyses in the diagnosis and prevention of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, there is a global disparity...
Speaker:
Jeffrey N Weitzel, MD
APR 19, 2023 | 10:00 AM
Date: April 18, 2023 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT), 5:00pm (CEST) Whilst a decade ago the prognosis of lung cancer patients has been very disappointing, nowadays a substantial evolutio...
SEP 22, 2022 | 8:00 AM
Date: September 22, 2022 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00pm (EDT), 5:00pm (CEST) Liquid biopsies are used to identify and track genetic mutationsin cancer patinets, enabling researchers to detect c...
APR 10, 2019 | 10:30 AM
The BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes represent the best examples of the modern understanding of cancer molecular genetics. Testing for germline and somatic mutations in BRCA 1/2 has gradually become com...
Speaker:
Anika Joecker, PhD
, Jennifer Poitras, PhD
MAY 14, 2015 | 6:00 AM
Cancer is complex, but recent findings are yielding a greater understanding of the disease. The tumor suppressor genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are implicated in breast, ovarian, prostate, and other c...
AUG 20, 2014 | 11:45 AM
The unanimous Supreme Court ruling of 2013 regarding gene patents made competition for BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing a reality. Within hours of the decision multiple labs began offering more compre...
MAY 28, 2014 | 9:00 AM
While the "Jolie effect" has refocused attention on the central role of BRCA gene analyses in the diagnosis and prevention of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, there is a global disparity...
Speaker:
Jeffrey N Weitzel, MD