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Gene patents and genetic testing in the United States

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As genetic testing moves into mainstream medicine, its restriction by gene patent holders will have far-reaching, detrimental effects on the healthcare system.

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  1. Roger D. Klein is at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute and the Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology, University of South Florida Medical School, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA. roger.klein@moffitt.org,

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Klein, R. Gene patents and genetic testing in the United States. Nat Biotechnol 25, 989–990 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0907-989

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