Myriad Establishes Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx(TM) Laboratory in Europe - Seite 3

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This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to the launch of the Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx test in Europe; the Company's belief that the Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx test will identify up to 50 percent more patients who may benefit from treatment with olaparib compared to conventional germline testing alone; the estimate that 22 percent of all ovarian cancer patients carry a deleterious germline or somatic mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes which would predict responsiveness to olaparib therapy; BRCA mutation screening testing being critical in ovarian cancer patients to identify the subset of women who might benefit from olaparib; Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx testing being the best method for screening ovarian cancer patients because it detects both germline and somatic mutations, significantly increasing the total number of patients who may benefit from this life-saving drug; the Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx test expanding the reach of this important new therapeutic class to many more ovarian cancer patients; the availability of the Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx test throughout all of Europe and testing being conducted in the Company's laboratory in Munich, Germany;  the listed key features of the Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx test; the Company's belief that these results combined with the positive CHMP recommendations for olaparib will open doors to a new era of personalized medicine for patients with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer by helping target PARP therapy to the right patients; and the Company's strategic directives under the captions "About Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx", "About Myriad Genetics" and "About Myriad Genetics GmbH. These "forward-looking statements" are based on management's current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. 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