Pathway analysis apparatus, pathway analysis method, and pathway analysis program

A pathway analysis method characterized by comprising:

• a step of using, by a partial common path detection unit of a pathway analysis apparatus, three or more disease pathways related to state changes for disease pathways consisting of graph structure data representing related molecules with respect to a disease as nodes and representing an intermolecular interaction of the related molecules as edges connecting every two of the nodes or using three or more symptom pathways related to state changes for symptom pathways consisting of graph structure data representing related molecules with respect to a symptom as nodes and representing an intermolecular interaction of the related molecules as edges connecting every two of the nodes, and detect a part where connections of the nodes and the edges are common, exclusively in a portion between a start point and an end point of a path, between the graph structure data with respect to each combination of two of the pathways in an order of the state changes;
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• a step of generating, by a common difference information provision unit of the pathway analysis apparatus, drawing data in which a specific display attribute is given to a partial common path detected by the partial common path detection unit and thereby providing information on the partial common path and a non-partial common path other than the partial common path in a mutually distinguishable display state.

A pathway analysis program stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the program for causing a computer to function as:

• a partial common path detection means configured to use three or more disease pathways related to state changes for disease pathways consisting of graph structure data representing related molecules with respect to a disease as nodes and representing an intermolecular interaction of the related molecules as edges connecting every two of the nodes or use three or more symptom pathways related to state changes for symptom pathways consisting of graph structure data representing related molecules with respect to a symptom as nodes and representing an intermolecular interaction of the related molecules as edges connecting every two of the nodes, and detect a part where connections of the nodes and the edges are common, exclusively in a portion between a start point and an end point of a path between the graph structure data with respect to each combination of two of the pathways in an order of the state changes;
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• a common difference information provision means configured to generate drawing data in which a specific display attribute is given to a partial common path detected by the partial common path detection means and thereby provide information on the partial common path and a non-partial common path other than the partial common path in a mutually distinguishable display state.

A pathway analysis apparatus characterized by comprising:

• a partial common path detection unit configured to use a plurality of disease pathways related to state changes for disease pathways consisting of graph structure data representing related molecules with respect to a disease as nodes and representing an intermolecular interaction of the related molecules as edges connecting every two of the nodes or use a plurality of symptom pathways related to state changes for symptom pathways consisting of graph structure data representing related molecules with respect to a symptom as nodes and representing an intermolecular interaction of the related molecules as edges connecting every two of the nodes, and detect a part where connections of the nodes and the edges are common, exclusively in a portion between a start point and an end point of a path, between a plurality of the graph structure data;
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• a common difference information provision unit configured to generate drawing data in which a specific display attribute is given to a partial common path detected by the partial common path detection unit, the drawing data in which the plurality of disease pathways or the plurality of symptom pathways are visible simultaneously, and thereby provide information on the plurality of disease pathways or the plurality of symptom pathways in a display state where the partial common path and a non-partial common path other than the partial common path are mutually distinguishable and in a display state where the plurality of disease pathways or the plurality of symptom pathways can be compared to each other.

A pathway analysis method characterized by comprising:

• a step of using, by a partial common path detection unit of a pathway analysis apparatus, a plurality of disease pathways related to state changes for disease pathways consisting of graph structure data representing related molecules with respect to a disease as nodes and representing an intermolecular interaction of the related molecules as edges connecting every two of the nodes or using a plurality of symptom pathways related to state changes for symptom pathways consisting of graph structure data representing related molecules with respect to a symptom as nodes and representing an intermolecular interaction of the related molecules as edges connecting every two of the nodes, and detect a part where connections of the nodes and the edges are common, exclusively in a portion between a start point and an end point of a path, between a plurality of the graph structure data;
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• a step of generating, by a common difference information provision unit of the pathway analysis apparatus, drawing data in which a specific display attribute is given to a partial common path detected by the partial common path detection unit, the drawing data in which the plurality of disease pathways or the plurality of symptom pathways are visible simultaneously, and thereby providing information on the plurality of disease pathways or the plurality of symptom pathways in a display state where the partial common path and a non-partial common path other than the partial common path are mutually distinguishable and in a display state where the plurality of disease pathways or the plurality of symptom pathways can be compared to each other.

A pathway analysis program stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the program for causing a computer to function as:

• a partial common path detection means configured to use a plurality of disease pathways related to state changes for disease pathways consisting of graph structure data representing related molecules with respect to a disease as nodes and representing an intermolecular interaction of the related molecules as edges connecting every two of the nodes or use a plurality of symptom pathways related to state changes for symptom pathways consisting of graph structure data representing related molecules with respect to a symptom as nodes and representing an intermolecular interaction of the related molecules as edges connecting every two of the nodes, and detect a part where connections of the nodes and the edges are common, exclusively in a portion between a start point and an end point of a path, between a plurality of the graph structure data;
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• a common difference information provision means configured to generate drawing data in which a specific display attribute is given to a partial common path detected by the partial common path detection means, the drawing data in which the plurality of disease pathways or the plurality of symptom pathways are visible simultaneously, and thereby provide information on the plurality of disease pathways or the plurality of symptom pathways in a display state where the partial common path and a non-partial common path other than the partial common path are mutually distinguishable and in a display state where the plurality of disease pathways or the plurality of symptom pathways can be compared to each other.