BRCA

See also: brca

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

BRCA

1. (historical) Initialism of Brotherhood (of) Railway Carmen of America.

Etymology 2

HGNC symbol, initialism of breast cancer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbrækə/

Noun

BRCA (countable and uncountable, plural BRCAs)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a number of genes and proteins associated with breast cancer, especially BRCA1 and BRCA2.
   • 2020 January 7, Neil Genzlinger, “Elizabeth Wurtzel, ‘Prozac Nation’ Author, Is Dead at 52”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     The writer David Samuels, a friend since childhood, said the cause was metastatic breast cancer, which in her case had resulted from the BRCA genetic mutation. Ms. Wurtzel had a double mastectomy in 2015. After her diagnosis, she became an advocate for BRCA testing — something she had not had — and wrote about her cancer experience in The New York Times.