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Expression data analysis systems and methods

US7822556B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 29, 2009
Grant dateOct 26, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 29, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16B40/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and applications of Global Patter Recognition (GPR), including a system for analyzing the results of real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) experiments employing micro-titer and/or microarray plates and robotic plate readers is described. The system employs a set of self-normalizing housekeeping primers or oligonucleotides on the plates/arrays and an algorithmic approach to normalizing expression data from all primers on the plate based on the reaction products of several of the self-normalizing gene primers oligonucleotides. Normalization is accomplished using simplex reactions involving these self-normalizing primers/oligonucleotides; the normalization parameters are then useable across all control and experimental reactions of the plate/array. A ranked list of genes whose amount of change is statistically significant can be determined. The accuracy of this list is enhanced by the data normalization aspect of the system. Other applications of GPR are also disclosed herein.

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