Creation of a database for evaluating the effect of genetic intellectual property on genetic diagnostic testing

Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006.

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Main Author: Murray, Philip (Philip E.)
Other Authors: Fiona Murray.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36723
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spelling mit-1721.1/367232019-04-12T09:22:24Z Creation of a database for evaluating the effect of genetic intellectual property on genetic diagnostic testing Murray, Philip (Philip E.) Fiona Murray. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 33-34). In this study, we explore the impact of gene-based patents on the pricing and availability of genetic diagnostic tests. We also explore the nature and scope of the genetic diagnostics industry itself. Through data mining of the GeneTests database and gathering of pricing and procedure information from over 51 laboratories (using a range of sources including phone interviews), we created a unique database that links pricing, procedure and availability information for each sequencing-based gene diagnostic test offered in the US. In addition, we linked relevant gene-based patents to each gene in our database. Our results indicate a correlation between gene patents and test pricing, with an average non-patented test price of -$1330.31 (121 entries) compared to an average price of -$1419.58 for tests associated with gene patents (137 entries). by Philip Murray. S.B. 2007-03-12T17:47:48Z 2007-03-12T17:47:48Z 2006 2006 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36723 77562281 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 34 leaves application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Creation of a database for evaluating the effect of genetic intellectual property on genetic diagnostic testing
title Creation of a database for evaluating the effect of genetic intellectual property on genetic diagnostic testing
title_full Creation of a database for evaluating the effect of genetic intellectual property on genetic diagnostic testing
title_fullStr Creation of a database for evaluating the effect of genetic intellectual property on genetic diagnostic testing
title_full_unstemmed Creation of a database for evaluating the effect of genetic intellectual property on genetic diagnostic testing
title_short Creation of a database for evaluating the effect of genetic intellectual property on genetic diagnostic testing
title_sort creation of a database for evaluating the effect of genetic intellectual property on genetic diagnostic testing
topic Mechanical Engineering.
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