METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MICROBIOME ANALYSIS
First Claim
1. A method for analyzing a microbiome of an individual, comprising:
- from a sample handling network, providing a sampling kit to the individual at a location remote from the sample processing network, the sampling kit including a sample container having a pre-process reagent component and configured to receive a sample from a collection site of the individual;
at the sample handling network, receiving the sample container with the sample from the collection site of the individual;
at a sample processing module within the sample handling network, generating a microbiome sequence dataset based upon sequencing nucleic acid content of a microorganism portion of the sample;
at a processing system within the sample handling network, identifying a set of microorganisms represented in the microorganism portion based upon performance of a mapping operation on portions of the microbiome sequence dataset;
at the processing system, generating an analysis based upon a set of features related to the microorganism portion; and
from the processing system, transmitting information derived from the analysis to the individual.
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Abstract
A method and system for analyzing a microbiome of an individual, comprising: providing a sampling kit to the individual at a location remote from the sample processing network, the sampling kit including a sample container having a lysing component and a sample preservation component and configured to receive a sample from a collection site of the individual; receiving the sample container with the sample from the collection site of the individual; generating a microbiome sequence dataset based upon sequencing nucleic acid content of a microorganism portion of the sample; identifying a set of microorganisms represented in the microorganism portion based upon performance of a mapping operation on portions of the microbiome sequence dataset; generating an analysis based upon a set of features related to the microorganism portion; and transmitting information derived from the analysis to the individual.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for analyzing a microbiome of an individual, comprising:
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from a sample handling network, providing a sampling kit to the individual at a location remote from the sample processing network, the sampling kit including a sample container having a pre-process reagent component and configured to receive a sample from a collection site of the individual; at the sample handling network, receiving the sample container with the sample from the collection site of the individual; at a sample processing module within the sample handling network, generating a microbiome sequence dataset based upon sequencing nucleic acid content of a microorganism portion of the sample; at a processing system within the sample handling network, identifying a set of microorganisms represented in the microorganism portion based upon performance of a mapping operation on portions of the microbiome sequence dataset; at the processing system, generating an analysis based upon a set of features related to the microorganism portion; and from the processing system, transmitting information derived from the analysis to the individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for analyzing a microbiome of an individual comprising:
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a sampling kit including a sample container having a pre-process reagent component and configured to receive a sample from a collection site of the individual; a sample handling network comprising; a sample processing module configured to receive the sample container, associate the sample container with the individual, and generate a microbiome sequence dataset based upon sequencing nucleic acid content of a microorganism portion of the sample, and a processing system comprising a first module in communication with the sample processing module and configured to identify a set of microorganisms represented in the microorganism portion based upon performance of a mapping operation on portions of the microbiome sequence dataset, a second module configured to generate an analysis based upon a set of features related to the microorganism portion, and a third module configured to transmit information derived from the analysis to the individual. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for analyzing a microbiome of an individual, comprising:
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from a sample handling network, providing a sampling kit to the individual at a location remote from the sample processing network, the sampling kit configured to provide; a sample container having a lysing component and a sample preservation component and configured to receive a sample from a collection site of the individual, and instructions for providing the sample, pre-processing the sample, and setting up a user account within a social networking system; at the sample handling network, receiving the sample container with the sample from the collection site of the individual, the sample pre-processed by the individual; at a sample processing module within the sample handling network, generating a microbiome sequence dataset based upon sequencing nucleic acid content of a microorganism portion of the sample; at a processing system within the sample handling network, identifying a set of microorganisms represented in the microorganism portion based upon performance of a mapping operation on portions of the microbiome sequence dataset; at the processing system, generating an analysis including values of a set of parameters related to the microorganism portion; and from the processing system, transmitting information derived from the analysis to the individual, as facilitated by the user account within the social networking system. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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