It was a unanimous decision! The Supreme Court ruled in our favor invalidating patents on the BRCA genes on Thursday 13th! Basically it uplifts all patents on all genes that are naturally occurring. Only complementary or synthetically created DNA or cDNA can be patented since those are not naturally occurring in nature. Down the line there may be more issues surrounding the cDNA but not enough for this situation. Right now 5 known labs are going to offer the BRCA testing by the end of the year and for a half or a third less than what Myriad originally offered it.
How do I feel about it all? It's finally sinking in. I set myself up for us to get an unfavorable outcome so I wouldn't be set up for disappointment but now we claim this decision as a victory! Also, where do I go from here? I need to see about getting my variant studied/tested. I'm sure more to come but my blog can now go back to being live!
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