"Genes, BRCA2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A tumor suppressor gene (GENES, TUMOR SUPPRESSOR) located on human chromosome 13 at locus 13q12.3. Mutations in this gene predispose humans to breast and ovarian cancer. It encodes a large, nuclear protein that is an essential component of DNA repair pathways, suppressing the formation of gross chromosomal rearrangements. (from Genes Dev 2000;14(11):1400-6)
| Descriptor ID |
D024522
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.360.340.024.340.375.249.105 G05.360.340.024.340.415.400.105
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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