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New-wave diagnostics

Nature Biotechnology volume 24, pages 931–938 (2006)Cite this article

A new breed of high-cost diagnostics are entering a commercial and regulatory environment that isn't designed for them. Can they prosper?

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Figure 1: Diagnostic revenues for 2005 among the leading diagnostic companies.
Figure 2: Commercial pharmacogenomics tests by category.
Figure 3: Predicting cancer recurrence.

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Baker, M. New-wave diagnostics. Nat Biotechnol 24, 931–938 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0806-931

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