Table 3 Reasons to outsource tests

From: Continental drift? Do European clinical genetic testing laboratories have a patent problem?

Reasons

n

Weighted average rating

Low test volume

84

1.08

Saves time

83

0.94

Difficulty in performing test

86

0.91

Saves money

84

0.85

Increased confidence in the test

83

0.64

Risk of patent infringement

81

−0.01

  1. Weighted average ratings showing that the risk of patent enforcement does not generally influence laboratories to outsource tests
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