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Combined Screening for BRCA1 Mutation Carriers Found Useful Annual screen-film
ModernMedicine
MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) — In women with BRCA1 mutations, the use of annual screen-film mammography along with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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Experts find new targets to stop breast cancer
Vancouver Sun
They occur in women carrying mutations of the tumour-suppressing gene BRCA1 and have long been thought to originate in breast stem cells.

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Putting a Patent on Human Genes (E-Commerce Times)

March 5, 2010

While patent practitioners are well familiar with and accepting of the phrase that patentable subject matter may include “anything under the sun that is made by man,” the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently heard arguments that may call the rationale behind that famous quote — or rather infamous quote [...]

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The DNA of life insurance (Moneymanager)

March 4, 2010

When Peter Carroll’s son died suddenly at the age of 11 and muscular dystrophy emerged as a suspect, he and his wife faced the dilemma of whether to have their daughter tested for the mutated gene that causes the disorder.

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Myriad Assures Investors of Strong Patent Position Despite ACLU Anti-Gene … - GenomeWeb Daily News

March 3, 2010

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Myriad Assures Investors of Strong Patent Position Despite ACLU Anti-Gene Patenting Lawsuit (GenomeWeb News)

March 3, 2010

Myriad Genetics doesn’t appear to be sweating over the outcome of its legal battle with the American Civil Liberties Union challenging the legality and constitutionality of seven of its patents on BRCA genes.

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