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RNase 1
An enzyme which is coded-for by a RNase 1 gene (located in "chromosome 1" of the human genome) that has been shown to be associated with an inherited form of prostate cancer in some human families.
The RNase 1 enzyme protects certain cells from viral infections (by triggering apoptosis-- cell death), so absence of RNase 1 (e.g. via mutation of its gene, the inactivation of RNase 1, etc.) tends to predispose such individuals (due to that SNP) to prostate cancer.
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| ENZYME, GENE, CELL, RNASE, CODING SEQUENCE, CHROMOSOME, RNASE 1 GENE, TRANSCRIPTION, LINKAGE, CANCER, PROSTATE, APOPTOSIS, MUTATION, SINGLE-NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS (SNPs) |
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The term "RNase 1" also appears in the definition(s) of the following term(s): Ribonuclease 1 Gene RNASE 1 Gene |
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