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How did the name BRAF come about?
I would like to know how BRAF got its name and how is it related to Murine sarcoma Virus, or for "v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1"?
asked Oct 05 at 07:29AM in Other
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0Votesanswered Oct 05 at 12:11PMYou are correct - the name was derived from its homology to the v-raf viral oncogene. You can learn more about the relationship between this gene and its viral counterparts here:
http://omim.org/entry/164757
The site lists original references relating to the cloning of BRAF -
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answered Oct 06 at 12:26AMThe BRAF gene has variety of other names which are listed
http://www.genecards.org/cgi-bin/carddisp.pl?gene=BRAF
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