Method for providing clinical diagnostic services
First Claim
1. A method for providing clinical diagnostic services comprising:
- a) collecting a biological sample, b) analyzing said biological sample to determine at least a part of the composition of its genetic material, the behavior thereof, or a protein, c) reporting the results of the analysis of said biological sample, and d) incorporating information obtained through the analysis of said biological sample into subsequent analyses of biological samples.
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Abstract
A method for providing clinical diagnostic services is provided. The method includes collecting a biological sample, analyzing the biological sample to determine at least a part of the composition of its genetic material, the behavior of the genetic material, or a protein, reporting the results of the analysis (e.g., to a health care provider), and incorporating information obtained through the analysis into subsequent analyses of biological samples. The information obtained from the analysis can, for example, be incorporated into subsequent analyses by using it to improve the algorithmic or database components of the information products used or can be used to improve the statistical reliability of the analyses. Database systems and devices for conducting these methods are also presented.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing clinical diagnostic services comprising:
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a) collecting a biological sample, b) analyzing said biological sample to determine at least a part of the composition of its genetic material, the behavior thereof, or a protein, c) reporting the results of the analysis of said biological sample, and d) incorporating information obtained through the analysis of said biological sample into subsequent analyses of biological samples. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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15. A database system for providing clinical diagnoses, prognoses, or therapeutic monitoring comprising a discovery database and an analytic database wherein first data entered into the discovery database modifies the analytic database such that the diagnoses, prognoses, or therapeutic monitoring information provided subsequent to the entry of said first data is afforded different statistical validity or is analyzed differently than said first data.
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18. A method of diagnosing a physiological condition or disease state comprising the steps of:
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(a) obtaining genetic materials from a subject;
(b) determining an expression pattern of said genetic materials;
(c) correlating the expression pattern with a physiological condition or disease state by the use of a database system for providing clinical diagnoses, prognoses, or therapeutic monitoring comprising a discovery database and an analytic database; and
(d) incorporating information about the genetic materials into said database such that said information modifies the analytic database.
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