Genetic profiling and banking system and method
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1. A method comprisingprocessing a user'"'"'s physical sample with genetic information to produce a genetic profile of data representative of the genetic information in the physical sample;
- storing the genetic profile in an accessible database;
receiving from the user a set of access rights defining conditions under which third party users can access the genetic profile, said conditions including conditions representative of the users allowed access and uses for which access is allowed;
receiving a request from a third party user to perform a test on the genetic profile;
comparing the third party user'"'"'s request with the access rights to confirm that the third party user is authorized to access the genetic profile as requested;
if the third party user is authorized, performing the requested test on the genetic profile and reporting the results to the third party user; and
if the third party user is not authorized, denying access.
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Abstract
A genetic banking system allows the ability to securely store genetic profile data while allowing access to individuals authorized to access the profile for authorized purposes.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising
processing a user'"'"'s physical sample with genetic information to produce a genetic profile of data representative of the genetic information in the physical sample; -
storing the genetic profile in an accessible database;
receiving from the user a set of access rights defining conditions under which third party users can access the genetic profile, said conditions including conditions representative of the users allowed access and uses for which access is allowed;
receiving a request from a third party user to perform a test on the genetic profile;
comparing the third party user'"'"'s request with the access rights to confirm that the third party user is authorized to access the genetic profile as requested;
if the third party user is authorized, performing the requested test on the genetic profile and reporting the results to the third party user; and
if the third party user is not authorized, denying access. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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receiving over the Internet from a third party user a request to perform a medical test on a stored genetic profile or a patient to determine the presence or absence of a gene or marker associated with a specified disease;
determining whether the third party user is authorized to access the genetic profile for the purpose of the requested medical test based on stored access rights provided by the patient and including information representative of the users allowed access to the genetic profile and uses for which access is allowed;
if the third party user is authorized for access and to perform the test, performing the test on the genetic profile and reporting the results to the third party user requesting the test information; and
if the third party user is not authorized for access and to perform the test, denying access to the third party user and not performing the test.- View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a database for storing genetic profiles of patients;
a testing system for performing medical tests on genetic profiles; and
a processing system;
providing to the patient a user interface for the patient to voluntarily enter information to establish access rights including conditions representative of the users allowed access and uses for which access is allowed, for authorizing access by third party users for purposes which the third party users can gain access, using the access rights to control access to the database when access is requested by third party users, in response to a request by a third party user for a test on the genetic profile, checking the access rights to determine whether the third party is authorized and whether the test is authorized, and, if the third party is authorized and providing test results to the authorized entity. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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processing a user'"'"'s physical sample with genetic information to produce a genetic profile of data representative of the genetic information in the physical sample;
storing the genetic profile in an accessible database;
receiving from the user a set of access rights defining conditions under which users can access the genetic profile, said access rights including conditions representative of the users allowed access and uses for which access is allowed;
receiving a request to perform a test on the genetic profile;
comparing the request with the access rights to confirm that user is authorized to access the genetic profile as requested;
if the user is authorized, performing the requested test on the genetic profile and reporting the results to the user; and
if the user is not authorized, denying access.
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