Frye Genetic Test Hearing Kicks Off In Illinois Mesothelioma Case

Mealey's (December 9, 2020, 2:26 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — Genes alone cause up to 10 percent of all cancers, and a women’s medical history suggests an inherited cause of her mesothelioma, mandating full genetic testing, an asbestos defendant told an Illinois judge at the start of a Dec. 9 Frye hearing.  But the plaintiff argued that the blood test is invasive and that testing the woman’s entire genetic line was a fishing expedition in light of the well-known role a single gene — BAP-1 — can play (Cynthia B. Cowger v. Qualitex Co., No. 2018-L-012099, Ill. Cir., Cook Co.)....