Method and system for populating a database for further medical characterization

• US 20030208454A1
• Filed: 03/13/2001
• Published: 11/06/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Genaissance Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Abbvie Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Genaissance Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Abbvie Incorporated)
• Inventors: Kean, James R., Jones, Hywel B., Rienhoff, Hugh Y. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US09/805,619
• Publication Number:
  US 20030208454A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/1
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 20/00 ICT specially adapted for functional genomics or proteomics, e.g. genotype-phenotype associations
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 20/20 Allele or variant detection, e.g. single nucleotide polymorphism [SNP] detection
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 50/00 ICT programming tools or database systems specially adapted for bioinformatics
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/00 ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references

Abstract

A database is populated for further medical characterization through a world wide network of computers. The database is populated with a plurality of user health information from a plurality of users. The user health information includes genetic data and phenotypic data for a user. The database is populated at least in part through browsing activities of the plurality of users on the world wide network of computers.

Claims

1. A method for populating a database for further medical characterization through a world wide network of computers, the method comprising:

populating a database with a plurality of user health information from a plurality of users, the user health information including genetic data and phenotypic data for a user;

wherein the database is populated at least in part through browsing activities of the plurality of users on the world wide network of computers.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising inquiring for biological material from each of the users.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising inquiring for phenotypic information from each of the users.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting aggregated health information back to one of the users, the aggregated health information being derived from a group of the plurality of the users.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting to one of the users individual health information of the one of the users.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting to a third party designated by one of the users individual health information of the one of the users.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting aggregated health information to a third party.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the third party is an educational institution.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein the third party is a research organization.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein the third party is a pharmaceutical company.

11. A system for populating a database for further medical characterization through a world wide network of computers, the system comprising:

a module for populating a database with a plurality of user health information from a plurality of users, the user health information including genetic data and phenotypic data for a user;

wherein the database is populated at least in part through browsing activities of the plurality of users on the world wide network of computers.

12. The system of claim 11 further comprising a module for inquiring for genetic material from each of the users.

13. The system of claim 11 further comprising a module for inquiring for phenotypic information from each of the users.

14. The system of claim 11 further comprising a module for transmitting aggregated health information back to one or more of the users, the aggregated health information being derived from a group of the plurality of the users.

15. The system of claim 11 further comprising a module for transmitting to one of the users individual health information of the one of the users.

16. The system of claim 11 further comprising a module for transmitting to a third party designated by one of the users individual health information of the one of the users.

17. The system of claim 11 further comprising a module for transmitting aggregated health information to a third party.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the third party is an educational institution.

19. The system of claim 17 wherein the third party is a research organization.

20. The system of claim 17 wherein the third party is a pharmaceutical company.

21. A method for populating a database with phenotypic data and genotypic data of a plurality of users for further medical characterization through a world wide network of computers, the method comprising:

inquiring for phenotypic data from each of a plurality of users;

inquiring for biological material from a subset of the plurality of users;

populating a database with received phenotypic data;

populating the database with genotypic data derived from received biological samples; and

aggregating the phenotypic data and genotypic data.

22. The method of claim 21 further comprising populating the database with phenotypic data derived from the received biological samples.