System and method for identifying disease-influencing genes
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Abstract
The present invention describes a system and method of using individuals'"'"' behavioral and physiologic information to identify disease-influencing genes.
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59 Claims
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30. A method of correlating responses from a group of individuals comprising:
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a) selecting individuals having a risk factor for a disease;
b) creating queries regarding the individuals symptoms, behaviors, or environments;
c) storing the queries on a server;
d) transmitting the queries from the server to a remotely programmable apparatus identified with each individual, said remotely programmable apparatus having a user interface for communicating queries and for receiving responses, and having a communications function for communicating with the server through a communications network;
e) transmitting the responses of the individuals to the queries from the remotely programmable apparatuses to the server; and
f) creating a database of the individuals'"'"' symptoms, behavior or environments. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of monitoring a group of individuals, comprising:
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a) selecting individuals having a risk factor for a disease;
b) creating queries regarding the individuals symptoms, behaviors, or environments;
c) storing the queries on a server;
d) transmitting the queries from the server to a remotely programmable apparatus identified with each individual, said remotely programmable apparatus having a user interface for communicating queries and for receiving responses, and having a communications function for communicating with the server through a communications network;
e) transmitting the responses of the individuals to the queries from the remotely programmable apparatuses to the server;
f) creating a database of the individuals symptoms, behavior, or environments;
g) using data mining techniques to distinguish a group of individuals having similar symptoms, behavioral or environmental profiles; and
h) using statistical methods to categorize the individuals into one or more subgroups of individuals with similar symptom, behavioral, or environmental profiles. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of determining the progression of a disease in an individual comprising:
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a) selecting individuals diagnosed with a disease;
b) creating queries regarding the individuals symptoms, behaviors or environments;
c) storing the queries on a server;
d) transmitting the queries from the server to a remotely programmable apparatus identified with each individual, said remotely programmable apparatus having a user interface for communicating queries and for receiving responses, and having a communications function for communicating with the server through a communications network;
e) transmitting the responses of the individuals to the queries from the remotely programmable apparatuses to the server; and
f) creating a database of the individuals'"'"' symptoms, behavior or environments. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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