gene patenting
July 29, 2013 PXE News
July 29, 2013
Update on Gene Patenting in the USA
PXE International stewards the ABCC6 gene patent. What will change as a result of the Myriad ruling?
The ABCC6 Gene and Gene Patenting
This article first appeared in the October 2010 eNewsletter.
Updated 09/15/2020
History of the ABCC6 gene
Since its founding in 1995, PXE International has been a catalyst in just about all research on pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE). When the Terry’s children were diagnosed in 1994, it was immediately clear to them that there was a need to bring the community together around one goal - finding a way to mitigate the suffering endured by people affected by PXE.