MadSci Network: Genetics
Query:

Subject: Is a gene sequence that cause disease the same sequence in everyone?

Date: Tue Mar 26 16:27:37 2002
Posted by CJ
Grade level: 10-12 School: Olympia High
City: Olympia State/Province: Washington Country: USA
Area of science: Genetics
ID: 1017178057.Ge
Message:

I'm trying to understand whether everyone who has breast cancer has it 
because they have one of the two sequences you mentioned in one of your 
responses to someone who asked about breast cancer.  If so, then how is it 
that the gene for breast cancer is patented?  As I'm thinking that it wouldn't 
be unique and that patents are for unique technologies or applicable 
discoveries.  Also, if its the same for everyone, then how can one company own 
its patent?  Wouldn't it be the same thing as owning DNA for a healthy breast, 
eye color, or some other common genetic sequence?


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