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"NHS England must now put in place prompt genetic testing to ensure those eligible receive capivasertib without further delay," she said, adding that Scotland should also consider funding the treatment quickly so that patients across the UK would have access.

Lawyers say they expect more to come forward driven by the boom in cheap genetic testing and ancestry websites.

South San Francisco-based genetic testing venture 23andMe saw its shares plunge more than 50% Monday after the company announced it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Formed to offer genetic testing services directly to consumers, who spit into a receptacle and mailed it to the company for DNA analysis, its founders included Anne Wojcicki, who was married to Google co-founder Sergei Brin at the time.

Those cautionary words didn’t keep direct-to-consumer genetic testing from becoming something of a craze, bolstered by publicity about celebrities responding to genetic indicators.