Method and system for providing a probe array chip design database
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1. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon:
- a relational database comprising;
a probe table including a plurality of probe records, each of said probe records specifying a polymer probe for use in one or more polymer probe arrays;
a sequence item table including a plurality of sequence item records, each of said sequence item records specifying a nucleotide sequence to be investigated in said one or more polymer probe arrays; and
wherein there is a many-to-many relationship between said probe records and said sequence item records.
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Abstract
Systems and method for organizing information relating to the design of polymer probe array chips including oligonucleotide array chips. A database model is provided which organizes information interrelating probes on a chip, genomic items investigated by the chip, and sequence information relating to the design of the chip. The model is readily translatable into database languages such as SQL. The database model scales to permit storage of information about large numbers of chips having complex designs.
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1. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon:
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a relational database comprising;
a probe table including a plurality of probe records, each of said probe records specifying a polymer probe for use in one or more polymer probe arrays;
a sequence item table including a plurality of sequence item records, each of said sequence item records specifying a nucleotide sequence to be investigated in said one or more polymer probe arrays; and
wherein there is a many-to-many relationship between said probe records and said sequence item records. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer implemented method for operating a relational database comprising:
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creating a probe table including a plurality of probe records, each of said probe records specifying a polymer probe for use in one or more polymer probe arrays;
creating a sequence item table including a plurality of sequence item records, each of said sequence item records specifying a nucleotide sequence to be investigated in said one or more polymer probe arrays;
storing data in said probe table and said sequence item table; and
wherein there is a many-to-many relationship between said probe records and said sequence item records. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer system comprising:
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a processor; and
a storage medium storing a relational database accessible by said processor, said storage medium having stored thereon;
a relational database comprising;
a probe table including a plurality of probe records, each of said probe records specifying a polymer probe for use in one or more polymer probe arrays;
a sequence item table including a plurality of sequence item records, each of said sequence item records specifying a nucleotide sequence to be investigated in said one or more polymer probe arrays; and
wherein there is a many-to-many relationship between said probe records and said sequence item records.
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