Method for protecting personal information
AssigneeToshikazu Shiba
InventorsToshikazu Shiba, Azuma Ohuchi
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Abstract
It is an objective of the present invention to provide a method capable of protecting personal information. A method for protecting personal information that can be obtained by analyzing a biological sample is provided, wherein the method comprises adding to the biological sample a component obstructing the analysis of another component that provides personal information to be protected. Thus, the analysis of personal information such as genomic information without the person's consent can be technically prevented. In addition, the present invention provides a technique for not only simply protecting personal information, but also for analyzing the once protected personal information as needed.
Claims11
A method for protecting personal information obtained by analyzing a biological sample from an individual, comprising adding to the biological sample a component that interferes with sequencing of a target nucleic acid from the individual in the biological sample, wherein the component comprises four polynucleotides, each of the four polynucleotides comprising a portion of the target nucleic acid that comprises a predetermined position, and wherein each of the four polynucleotides has a different nucleotide at the predetermined position, thereby preventing the nucleotide at the predetermined position of the target nucleic acid from being determined by sequencing.
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