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...Of these, the bulk was done by just two companies: Quest Diagnostics and Laboratory Corporation of America....
...In December, hackers infiltrated Quest Diagnostics, which boasts the world’s largest clinical lab database, and gained access to 34,000 patient records, including laboratory results....
...There are just two large nationwide US testing groups, Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp....
...Quest Diagnostic was the standout performer in the S&P 500, jumping 10.9 per cent to $56.50, after the clinical testing company eked out positive earnings on stronger margins, despite falling sales....
...laboratories business to Quest....
...Quest last year had revenues of $6.7bn and pretax profit of $912m. Glaxo has held shares in Quest since 1999, when Glaxo sold its clinical laboratories business to the New Jersey-based group....
...This allows them to be of enormous use in diagnostics, as they can bind to proteins to detect pregnancy, Aids, cancer and numerous other conditions....
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