GENE MAPPING

Lawyers appeal to High Court to overturn ‘breast cancer gene’ ruling

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Original article by Eryk Bagshaw, Amy Corderoy
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 11 : 18-Sep-14

Law firm Maurice Blackburn will seek to appeal a Federal Court ruling which found that private companies can patent human genes. The case concerned Myriad Genetics’ application for a patent over the BRCA1 gene, which is associated with breast cancer. Maurice Blackburn will argue that the court erred in concluding that the process of identifying a gene constitutes a form of manufacturing

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MAURICE BLACKBURN PTY LTD, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA, HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA, MYRIAD GENETICS INCORPORATED, JONES DAY

Hidden gene clue to diabetes

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Original article by Cathy O’Leary
The West Australian – Page: 3 : 27-Aug-14

Medical researchers from the University of Melbourne and the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Perth have identified a new gene that is linked to obesity. Dr Sof Andrikopoulos of Melbourne University says the discovery of the gene is like to result in changes to the way diabetes is classified and treated, noting that a range of genetic factors rather than lifestyle choices contribute to the onset of diabetes

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UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, HARRY PERKINS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, DIABETES SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN DIABETES EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION, AUSTIN HOSPITAL