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Australian gene-patent case dismissed

An Australian federal court has thrown out an lawsuit challenging a patent on the cancer-associated gene BRCA1. The decision, issued 5 September, is the latest setback for patient advocates who argue that the patent limits genetic-testing options for Australian cancer patients. 

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