Systems and methods using DNA sequence strings as a common data format for forensic DNA typing applications
US12183435B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2023 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16B50/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure relates, generally, to nucleotide sequence data and, more particularly, to computer files and methods supporting forensic DNA analysis. In one illustrative embodiment, a method may comprise identifying a locus corresponding to each item of short tandem repeat (STR) profiling data stored in an existing computer file, wherein the STR profiling data stored in the existing computer file is repeat-based and/or length-based; identifying start and stop coordinates of an STR region of the corresponding locus for each item of STR profiling data stored in the existing computer file; creating an ambiguous text string corresponding to each item of STR profiling data stored in the existing computer file, wherein each ambiguous text string consists of a sequence of ambiguous characters extending from the start coordinate to the stop coordinate identified for the corresponding item of STR profiling data; and storing each ambiguous text string in a sequence-based computer file.
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