Woman getting mammogram

A woman gets a mammogram to screen for <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="HEDAI0000012" title="Breast Cancer" href="/topic/health/diseases-illnesses/breast-cancer-HEDAI0000012.topic">breast cancer</a>. A court of appeals ruled Friday that patents on the <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="HHA000024" title="Genes and Chromosomes" href="/topic/health/human-body/genes-chromosomes-HHA000024.topic">genes</a> BRCA1 and BRCA2 held by <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ORCRP010418" title="Myriad Genetics Incorporated" href="/topic/economy-business-finance/myriad-genetics-incorporated-ORCRP010418.topic">Myriad Genetics</a>, a biotech firm, are legal.
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( Rhoda Baer / National Cancer Institute / July 25, 2012 )

A woman gets a mammogram to screen for breast cancer. A court of appeals ruled Friday that patents on the genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 held by Myriad Genetics, a biotech firm, are legal.

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