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Article: ACMG Joins Lawsuit Challenging Patents on Breast Cancer Genes; Genes Are Naturally Occurring Substances and Should Not Be Patented, Says American College of Medical Genetics
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- May 12, 2009
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Kathy Beal of the American College of Medical Genetics,
+1-301-238-4582, kbeal@acmg.net
BETHESDA, Md., May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American
College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) has joined the Association for
Molecular Pathology, the College of American Pathologists, and the
American Society for Clinical Pathology in a lawsuit filed today
charging that patents on the human genes associated with breast and
ovarian cancer interfere with diagnostic testing, stifle research
and limit women's options regarding their health care. The lawsuit
challenges patents on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which are
responsible for most cases of hereditary breast and ovarian ...