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Axis-Shield boosted by Japanese patent

Shares in Axis-Shield climbed almost 4% at one point yesterday after the Scottish-Norwegian maker of medical diagnostic kits announced it had been granted a Japanese patent for its laboratory tests for diagnosing and monitoring rheumatoid arthritis.

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MARK SMITH, Deputy Business Editor

Shares in Axis-Shield climbed almost 4% at one point yesterday after the Scottish-Norwegian maker of medical diagnostic kits announced it had been granted a Japanese patent for its laboratory tests for diagnosing and monitoring rheumatoid arthritis.