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)
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
Published: Taylor & Francis 2014
Series:Genetics and Society
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