Systems and methods for correlating epigenetic information with disability data

• US 20090094261A1
• Filed: 12/19/2007
• Published: 04/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Deep Science LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Deep Science LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Edward K.Y., Wood, Lowell L. JR., Rivet, Dennis J., Hyde, Roderick A., Kare, Jordin T., Leuthardt, Eric C.
• Application Number:
  US12/004,098
• Publication Number:
  US 20090094261A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients

Abstract

A method includes receiving epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual, receiving disability data associated with at least a second individual, and/or correlating the epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual with the disability data associated with at least a second individual.

A system includes means for receiving epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual, means for receiving disability data associated with at least a second individual, and means for correlating the epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual with the disability data associated with at least a second individual.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual;

receiving disability data associated with at least a second individual; and

correlating the epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual with the disability data associated with at least a second individual.

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53. A system, comprising:

means for receiving epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual;

means for receiving disability data associated with at least a second individual; and

means for correlating the epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual with the disability data associated with at least a second individual.

54. The system of claim 53, wherein means for receiving epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual comprises:

means for receiving epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual in the form of a database.

55. The system of claim 53, wherein means for receiving epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual comprises:

means for receiving a first set of epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual; and

means for receiving a second set of epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual.

56. The system of claim 55, further comprising:

means for receiving a third set of epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual.

57. The system of claim 53, wherein means for receiving epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual comprises:

means for receiving information including a cytosine methylation status of CpG positions.

58. The system of claim 53, wherein means for receiving epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual comprises:

means for receiving information including histone modification status.

59. The system of claim 53, wherein means for receiving epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual comprises:

means for receiving epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual on a subscription basis.

60. The system of claim 53, wherein means for receiving epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual comprises:

means for receiving anonymized epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual.

61. The system of claim 60, wherein means for receiving anonymized epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual comprises:

means for receiving epigenetic information for at least an other individual in the form of a database.

62. The system of claim 60, wherein means for receiving anonymized epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual comprises:

means for receiving a first set of epigenetic information for at least an other individual; and

means for receiving a second set of epigenetic information for at least an other individual.

63. The system of claim 62, further comprising:

means for receiving a third set of epigenetic information for at least an other individual.

64. The system of claim 60, wherein means for receiving anonymized epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual comprises:

means for receiving information for at least an other individual including a cytosine methylation status of CpG positions.

65. The system of claim 60, wherein means for receiving anonymized epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual comprises:

means for receiving information for at least an other individual including histone modification status.

66. The system of claim 60, wherein means for receiving anonymized epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual comprises:

means for receiving for at least an other individual epigenetic information on a subscription basis.

67. The system of claim 53, wherein means for receiving disability data associated with at least a second individual comprises:

means for receiving a set of disease data associated with at least a second individual.

68. The system of claim 67, wherein means for receiving a set of disease data associated with at least a second individual comprises:

means for receiving a set of disease data associated with at least a second individual in the form of a database.

69. The system of claim 67, wherein means for receiving a set of disease data associated with at least a second individual comprises:

means for receiving a set of disease data associated with at least a second individual for a plurality of individuals including at least the first individual and the second individual.

70. The system of claim 67, wherein means for receiving a set of disease data associated with at least a second individual comprises:

means for receiving a first set of disease data associated with at least a second individual; and

means for receiving a second set of disease data associated with at least a second individual.

71. The system of claim 70, further comprising:

means for receiving a third set of disease data associated with at least a second individual.

72. The system of claim 67, wherein means for receiving a set of disease data associated with at least a second individual comprises:

means for receiving disease data associated with at least a second individual on a subscription basis.

73. The system of claim 67, wherein means for receiving a set of disease data associated with at least a second individual comprises:

means for receiving anonymized disease data associated with at least a second individual.

75. The system of claim 73, wherein means for receiving anonymized disease data associated with at least a second individual comprises:

means for receiving for at least an other individual a first set of disease data; and

means for receiving for at least an other individual a second set of disease data.

76. The system of claim 75, further comprising:

means for receiving for at least an other individual a third set of disease data.

77. The system of claim 73, wherein means for receiving anonymized disease data associated with at least a second individual comprises:

means for receiving information including a cytosine methylation status of CpG positions for at least a second individual.

78. The system of claim 73, wherein means for receiving anonymized disease data associated with at least a second individual comprises:

means for receiving information including histone modification status for at least a second individual.

79. The system of claim 73, wherein means for receiving anonymized disease data associated with at least a second individual comprises:

means for receiving anonymized disease data associated with at least a second individual on a subscription basis.

80. The system of claim 67, wherein means for receiving a set of disease data associated with at least a second individual comprises:

means for receiving public health information.

90. The system of claim 53, wherein means for receiving disability data associated with at least a second individual comprises:

means for receiving data including at least one emotional disability.

91. The system of claim 53, wherein means for receiving disability data associated with at least a second individual comprises:

means for receiving data including at least one mental disability.

92. The system of claim 53, wherein means for receiving disability data associated with at least a second individual comprises:

means for receiving data including at least one physical disability.

93. The system of claim 53, wherein means for correlating the epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual with the disability data associated with at least a second individual comprises:

means for determining a statistical correlation between at least one aspect of the epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual and the disease data associated with at least a second individual.

94. The system of claim 93, wherein means for determining a statistical correlation between at least one aspect of the epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual and the disease data associated with at least a second individual comprises:

means for utilizing at least one of a linear correlation, a non-linear correlation, a functional dependency, or another mathematical relationship.

95. The system of claim 53, wherein means for correlating the epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual with the disability data associated with at least a second individual comprises:

means for counting at least one occurrence of at least one clinical outcome.

96. The system of claim 53, further comprising:

means for reassessing at least one previously underwritten risk.

100. The system of claim 53, further comprising:

means for providing the correlated epigenetic information and the disease data to a third party.

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105. A system, comprising:

circuitry for receiving epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual;

circuitry for receiving disability data associated with at least a second individual; and

circuitry for correlating the epigenetic information associated with at least a first individual with the disability data associated with at least a second individual.