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Exact Laboratories Gets US Patent for Genome Tech

Apr 20, 2000
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MAYNARD, Mass.--Exact Laboratories here has received a US patent for methods for analyzing genetic variations, such as single nucleotide polymorphisms, for pharmaco-genomics and genetics research. The technology also allows many patient samples to be pooled for a single analysis.

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