Network and methods for integrating individualized clinical test results and nutritional treatment
First Claim
1. An interactive computerized method of linking a consumer and a nutritional pharmacogeneticists offering the consumer'"'"'s personalized nutrigenomic information through a central network site, the method comprising:
- a) providing a central integration site through which the nutritional pharmacogeneticists and the consumer communicate with each other, the central integration site comprising a storage medium,b) storing a first database for maintaining a biochemical marker data for at least one biochemical marker in the storage medium, wherein the biochemical marker is an indication for a normal or an abnormal gene expression;
c) storing a second database for maintaining a nutritional data for at least one nutrient in the storage medium, the nutritional data comprising a record on association and effects of the at least one nutrient with the at least one biochemical marker;
d) receiving a consumer'"'"'s genetic test result containing at least one biochemical marker level from the central integration site;
e) generating a consumer'"'"'s biochemical marker level set by comparing the at least one biochemical marker level indicated in the consumer'"'"'s genetic test result with the biochemical marker data information of the first database;
f) comparing the consumer'"'"'s biochemical marker level set with the nutritional data stored in the second database;
g) generating a status report indicating personalized nutritional information for the consumer; and
h) communicating the status report obtained in step (g) to the consumer.
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Abstract
The present invention provides networks and method for linking consumers and nutritional pharmacogeneticists offering personalized nutritional information through a central network site. The network includes a central integration site through which network members communicate with each other. The central integration site stores two or more databases in the storage medium. The databases store biochemical marker data information, nutritional and/or drug data information including a record for association and effect of nutrients with a particular biochemical marker, and/or drug. The network of the invention provides individualized nutritional diagnostic and treatment to consumers on the basis of their genetic test results.
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20 Claims
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1. An interactive computerized method of linking a consumer and a nutritional pharmacogeneticists offering the consumer'"'"'s personalized nutrigenomic information through a central network site, the method comprising:
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a) providing a central integration site through which the nutritional pharmacogeneticists and the consumer communicate with each other, the central integration site comprising a storage medium, b) storing a first database for maintaining a biochemical marker data for at least one biochemical marker in the storage medium, wherein the biochemical marker is an indication for a normal or an abnormal gene expression; c) storing a second database for maintaining a nutritional data for at least one nutrient in the storage medium, the nutritional data comprising a record on association and effects of the at least one nutrient with the at least one biochemical marker; d) receiving a consumer'"'"'s genetic test result containing at least one biochemical marker level from the central integration site; e) generating a consumer'"'"'s biochemical marker level set by comparing the at least one biochemical marker level indicated in the consumer'"'"'s genetic test result with the biochemical marker data information of the first database; f) comparing the consumer'"'"'s biochemical marker level set with the nutritional data stored in the second database; g) generating a status report indicating personalized nutritional information for the consumer; and h) communicating the status report obtained in step (g) to the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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5. The interactive computerized method of claim 5, wherein the target value comprises a mode value, a mean value, and a weighted average value.
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18. An interactive computer network for providing to a consumer nutritional information personalized to the consumer on the basis of a consumer'"'"'s genetic test result, the network comprising, a) a central integration site that receives a consumer'"'"'s genetic test result indicating concentration or presence of one or more biochemical markers in a sample from the consumer, b) a storage medium coupled to the central integration site comprising a first database for maintaining biochemical marker data information for at least one biochemical marker, a second database for maintaining a nutritional data for at least one nutrient in the storage medium, wherein the network generates a status report indicating the nutritional information personalized to the consumer and communicates the status report to the consumer.
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19. A method for establishing and operating an interactive computer network linking a consumer and a nutritional pharmacogeneticists through a central integration site, the method comprising the steps:
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a) providing a central integration site to which the consumer and the nutritional pharmacogeneticists connect electronically to exchange nutritional information, the central integration site comprising a storage medium containing two or more databases that store medical research data on biochemical markers and association and effects of nutrients on biochemical markers; b) establishing a commercial relationship through the central integration site between the consumer and the nutritional pharmacogeneticists; c) linking the consumer to a plurality of services and products available through a user interface at the central integration site; d) establishing means to receive a consumer'"'"'s genetic test result containing at least one biochemical marker level from the central integration site; e) generating a status report indicating nutritional information personalized to the consumer on the basis of the consumer'"'"'s genetic test result; and f) communicating the status report obtained in step (e) to the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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