Myriad Genetics, Inc.

Myriad Genetics develops DNA tests that help doctors understand a patient's health risks and choose better treatments. The company makes tests for cancer risk (like the MyRisk test for hereditary cancers), tests that analyze tumors to predict how aggressive they are, and tests that help doctors pick the right psychiatric medications based on a patient's genes. They also offer prenatal tests that check a fetus for genetic problems or tell expecting parents if they carry genes for conditions they could pass to their children. Hospitals and doctors order these tests to give patients more personal...