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Business 1
Our Strategy and Strengths 1
Business Operations 4
The United States Clinical Testing Industry 10
General 13
Billing and Reimbursement 15
Regulation 17
Available Information 20
Executive Officers of the Company 20
Risk Factors 21
Cautionary Factors That May Affect Future Results 31
Unresolved Staff Comments 33
Properties 33
Legal Proceedings 33
Mine Safety Disclosures 33
Market for Registrant's Common Stock, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities 34
Selected Financial Data 36
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations 36
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 36
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 36
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure 36
Controls and Procedures 37
Other Information 37
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 38
Executive Compensation 38
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholders' Matters 38
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 38
Principal Accounting Fees and Services 38
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules 38
Selected Historical Financial Data of Our Company 42
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 46
Report of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 70
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F- 1
Consolidated Financial Statements and Related Notes F- 2
Supplementary Data: Quarterly Operating Results (unaudited) F- 45
Schedule II - Valuation Accounts and Reserves F- 48