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A federal judge on Thursday declined to block the bankruptcy sale of genetic testing company 23andMe to its co-founder Anne Wojcicki pending the outcome of a legal challenge by California.

California says the sale of 23andMe to a nonprofit formed by the company's former CEO would skirt a state law specifically designed to protect genetic information.

For example, under the federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, companies cannot share your genetic data with employers or health insurance providers.

Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia have sued the bankrupt genetic testing company 23andMe in an effort to block the company's sale of its customers' genetic data.