Sentences with phrase «monopoly over testing»
Myriad Genetics has used broad gene patents to operate a monopoly over testing for the two BRCA genes, which when mutated can cause inherited forms of breast cancer.
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It has used broad gene patents to operate a monopoly over testing for the two BRCA genes, which when mutated can cause inherited forms of breast cancer.
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This challenge arose from complaints made initially by breast cancer patients who objected to Myriad's monopoly control over the testing and interpretation of risks associated with these cancer genes.
Myriad has used sequences on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes to develop a diagnostic test over which it or its international representatives have held a potentially lucrative monopoly.