Methods and systems for storing sequence read data

US9218352B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Good Start Genetics, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Caleb Kennedy · Arlington, US
• Niru Chennagiri · Lexington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 23, 2015
• Grant date: Dec 22, 2015
• Expiry date: Jan 23, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

The present invention generally relates to storing sequence read data. The invention can involve obtaining a plurality of sequence reads from a sample, identifying one or more sets of duplicative sequence reads within the plurality of sequence reads, and storing only one of the sequence reads from each set of duplicative sequence reads in a text file using nucleotide characters.