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Coalition Files Citizen Petition to Stop 'Unlawful' FDA Actions Against PGx Testing

Jan 10, 2020
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NEW YORK –  A coalition of labs providing pharmacogenetic testing, software companies that enable such testing, and doctors using tests in patient care have filed a citizen petition asking the US Food and Drug Administration to stop its oversight attempts to limit these services. 

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