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Women's Health

Breast Cancer Gene Patent Suit Heads Back To High Court

By Barbara Puffer | September 26, 2012

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) this week asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate patents for two genes used to test for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer held by a Utah Company.

Women's Health

Breast Cancer Gene Patent Case Heads Back To Appeals Court

By Barbara Puffer | March 27, 2012

The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered a federal appeals court to review its decision to grant patents to Myriad Genetics for two genes that are predictive for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.