Methods of providing customized gene annotation reports
OwnerLawrence Mertzinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of allowing a customer, such as a physician or biomedical researcher, to quickly access information about a gene or genes, such as the relative expression level of genes in a variety of tissues and biological samples. The method thus allows the customer to obtain valuable information relating the gene to altered physiological states and the study of diseases. The method allows a customer to query a database and/or databases that store such information to produce or receive a customized gene annotation report. The customer does not have to be a subscriber to the database, but can be a one time user of the database.
Claims32
A method of providing one or more gene annotation reports to a customer comprising:
- a. receiving at least one gene identifier for a gene from a customer;
- b. interrogating one or more databases with the gene identifier;
- c. producing a gene annotation report for the gene;
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- d. forwarding the gene annotation report to the customer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.