© 2000 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 92, No. 8, 596,
April 19, 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press
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NCI-Myriad Agreement Offers BRCA Testing at Reduced Cost
An agreement between the National Cancer Institute and Myriad Genetics of Salt Lake City provides one model for how gene patent holders can work with the scientific community to support research.
Myriad holds the commercial rights to the BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility genes.