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Oct 2023
38m 17s

ClinVar, Controversy, and the Case for C...

Matt Burgess
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Send us a text This year, I was given a six month contract to work as a consultant medical science liaison at Myriad Genetics. I must admit, I was apprehensive; Myriad has a contentious reputation, especially amongst the genetic counseling community in North America. This is mainly due to Myriad’s involvement in the patenting of the BRCA genes in the USA and ... Show More
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