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December 12, 2012 11:06 am by Staff | 0 Comments MedCity News

(Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc will buy Canada's YM BioSciences Inc for about $465 million to gain access to its blood and immune cell disorder drugs.

Gilead said it will pay $2.95 per YM share.

YM shares closed at C$1.66 on Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

(Reporting by Adithya Venkatesan and Shounak Dasgupta in Bangalore; Editing by Roshni Menon)

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