"Cancer genes" refers to specific genes or genetic mutations that have been identified as playing a role in the development or progression of cancer. These genes can increase the likelihood of developing certain types of cancer or can impact how cancer cells grow and spread in the body.
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- Experts don't advise that young children get tested for a well - known breast cancer gene mutation. (healthland.time.com)
- Identifying an array of cancer genes in sick children could serve many purposes. (sciencemag.org)
- However, he adds that he remains totally committed to this general approach of using human gene editing to study human cancer genes in human cancer cells themselves. (gumc.georgetown.edu)
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