Methods for generating databases and databases for identifying polymorphic genetic markers
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1. A method for determining whether a polymorphism correlates with susceptibility to morbidity, early mortality, or morbidity and early mortality, comprising:
- identifying a polymorphism, wherein said polymorphism has not previously been correlated with susceptibility to morbidity, early mortality, or morbidity and early mortality;
obtaining samples from healthy individuals within more than one age range;
pooling the samples from healthy individuals within each age range, wherein healthy individuals are selected only on the basis of being healthy;
determining the frequency of the identified polymorphism in each sample pool using mass spectrometry, which includes identifying the appearance or disappearance of the polymorphism with increasing age; and
correlating said frequency of the appearance or disappearance of the polymorphism with increasing age in the healthy population with susceptibility to morbidity, early mortality, or morbidity and early mortality in said healthy population.
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Processes and methods for creating a database of genomic samples from healthy human donors, methods that use the database to identify and correlate polymorphic genetic markers and other markers with diseases and conditions are provided.
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1. A method for determining whether a polymorphism correlates with susceptibility to morbidity, early mortality, or morbidity and early mortality, comprising:
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identifying a polymorphism, wherein said polymorphism has not previously been correlated with susceptibility to morbidity, early mortality, or morbidity and early mortality; obtaining samples from healthy individuals within more than one age range; pooling the samples from healthy individuals within each age range, wherein healthy individuals are selected only on the basis of being healthy; determining the frequency of the identified polymorphism in each sample pool using mass spectrometry, which includes identifying the appearance or disappearance of the polymorphism with increasing age; and correlating said frequency of the appearance or disappearance of the polymorphism with increasing age in the healthy population with susceptibility to morbidity, early mortality, or morbidity and early mortality in said healthy population. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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