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Company in the spotlight, that company is in the midst of a supreme court case right now. her announcement made headlines around the world. angelina jolie underwent a double mastectomy after a genetic test told she had a mutated gene giving her an 87% chance of getting breast cancer. her news put this company, myriad genetics, front and center. it's not a big player in the big picture of big biotech companies but it has patents on the brca1 and 2 genes. when mutated they're linked to an increased risk for breast and ovarian cancer. because of those patents, myriad has a monopoly on the tests t...

Angelina jolie, the supreme court and your dna. she revealed she decided to get a double mastectomy after taking a genetic test. it turns out this test is really provided by only one company in the entire united states of america. that monopoly is creating a controversy going all the way to the supreme court. poppy harlow is "outfront" with an investigation. >> reporter: her announcement made headlines around the world. angelina jolie underwent a double mastectomy after a genetic test showed she had a mutated brca 1 gene, giving her an 87% chance of getting breast cancer. her news put this com...

The supreme court. poppy harlow is "outfront" with an investigation. >> reporter: her announcement made headlines around the world. angelina jolie underwent a double mastectomy after a genetic test showed she had a mutated brca 1 gene, giving her an 87% chance of getting breast cancer. her news put this company front and center. it's not a big player in the big picture of big biotech companies. but it has patents on the brca-1 and 2 genes. when mutated, those genes are linked to an increased risk for breast and ovarian cancer. because of the patents, myriad has a monopoly on the test to find t...