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Genetic Testing – Unintended Consequences?

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The advent of 23andMe, ancestryDNA, and other direct-to- consumer genetic testing products permit patients, from the comfort of their own homes and personal computers, to identify and assess their unique risk of developing...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Myriad Appeals Adverse Preliminary Injunction Decision

On March 13, Myriad Genetics filed a Notice of (interlocutory) Appeal with the Federal Circuit. Myriad is seeking to have the Court review and reverse the District Court's denial of the company's preliminary jnjunction...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Gene-by-Gene Cries Uncle, Settles with Myriad Genetics

Gene-by-Gene, Inc. was one of the first direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic diagnostics companies to announce that it would offer BRCA1/BRCA2 testing after the Supreme Court's decision last June that certain of Myriad Genetics'...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Task Force Recommendation for BRCA-Related Genetic Testing

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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (“USPSTF”) recently issued a report regarding the effectiveness of BRCA1/BRCA2 genetic tests for women and within the report, issued recommendations for preventive screening for women...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Preliminary Injunction in Myriad v. Ambry and Gene-by Gene: Myriad Replies

Not to be outdone by defendants Ambry Genetics and Gene-by-Gene's 109-page brief in opposition to Myriad's Preliminary Injunction Motion, Myriad has now filed a Reply Brief weighing in at 140 pages (page limits in briefs...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Consortium Launches Public Database of BRCA Data

On June 13, the Genetic Alliance announced the launch of an initiative to fill the public information gap caused by the lack of available genetic information for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. ...more

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