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Impact of gene patents and licensing practices on access to genetic testing for inherited susceptibility to cancer: comparing breast and ovarian cancers with colon cancers.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Apr 2010
Cook-Deegan Robert, DeRienzo Christopher, Carbone Julia, Chandrasekharan Subhashini, Heaney Christopher, Conover Christopher
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Genetic testing for inherited susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancer can be compared with similar testing for colorectal cancer as a "natural experiment." Inherited susceptibility accounts for a similar fraction of both cancers and genetic testing results guide decisions about options for prophylactic surgery in both sets of conditions. One major difference is that in the United States, Myriad Genetics is...
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