UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934
December 4, 2001
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(Date of earliest event reported)


LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


   DELAWARE                1-11353             13-3757370
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(State or other         (Commission          (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of         File Number)         Identification
incorporation)                                   Number)


358 SOUTH MAIN STREET, BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 27215
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(Address of principal executive offices)

336-229-1127
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

   Laboratory Corporation of America -Registered Trademark-
Holdings (LabCorp -Registered Trademark-)(NYSE:LH)and Myriad
Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MYGN), announced their new partnership to
make Myriad's predictive medicine products broadly available to
primary care physicians throughout the United States.  Labcorp
becomes Myriad's exclusive sales and distribution partner,
marketing the products through its 600-person U.S. sales force.
Myriad will also continue to market its products to oncologists
through its own 85-person oncology sales force.  All of Myriad's
predictive medicine products are included in this new agreement,
including the Company's three cancer and one hypertension
predictive products.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL
        INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

 (c)  Exhibit
Press release of the Company dated December 4,
2001.



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.

          LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
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                        (Registrant)

               By:/s/ BRADFORD T. SMITH
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                      Bradford T. Smith
                      Executive Vice President,
                      and, Secretary




Date: December 4, 2001