Legal developments and practical implications of gene patenting on targeted drug discovery and development.

摘要: The use of genetic information to design and guide therapies creates novel patent issues. Gene patents have been integral the introduction new biologics, but their role in diagnostic testing is controversial. Genotype-phenotype associations are at heart personalized medicine. intellectual property rules by which these biological relationships governed profound implications for growth this field. Several cases currently before courts may add reason clarity law area.