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BRCA is short for "breast cancer gene." A BRCA genetic test uses a sample of your blood, saliva (spit), or cells from inside of your cheek to look for changes in your BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Genes are parts of DNA in your cells that you inherit from your parents. You inherit two copies of each gene, one from each parent. Genes carry information that controls what you look like and how your body works.
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Flu is short for influenza. It is a respiratory infection caused by viruses . Respiratory infections may affect your nose, throat, and/or lungs. Most flu tests check a sample of fluid from your nose or throat to find out if you're infected with a flu virus.
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A method for virus culture and detection in which a virus sample is mixed with a susceptible cell type and then centrifuged into a single layer of cells. Following a short incubation, viral growth is determined using immunological detection techniques.
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A TP53 genetic test uses a sample of your blood, bone marrow, or tissue from a tumor to look for changes in the tumor protein 53 gene, or TP53 for short. Changes in your genes are also called gene variants or mutations.
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