Chapter 8 The BRCA patent controversies An international review of patent disputes
The discovery of the two inherited susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 in the mid-1990s created the possibility of predictive genetic testing and led to the establishment of specific medical programmes for those at high risk of developing breast cancer in the UK, US and Europe. The book provides a...
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Main Author: | van Zimmeren, Esther (auth) |
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Other Authors: | Nicol, Dianne (auth), Gold, Richard (auth), Carbone, Julia (auth), Chandrasekharan, Subhashini (auth), Lane Baldwin, A. (auth), Cook-Deegan, Robert (auth) |
Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2014
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Series: | Genetics and Society
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Online Access: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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