US2006142951A1PendingUtilityA1

Computer software products for nucleic acid hybridization analysis

Assignee: AFFYMETRIX INCPriority: Nov 22, 2000Filed: Feb 6, 2006Published: Jun 29, 2006
Est. expiryNov 22, 2020(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

Methods and computer software products are provided for analyzing gene expression data In one embodiment, multiple probes are used to detect a single transcript The hybridization intensities of each probe is adjusted by dividing the intensities by the affinities of the probes The minimal adjusted hybridization intensity may be used as the measurement of the gene expression

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1 . A computer implemented method for determining Hybridization between a plurality of nucleic acid probes and a nucleic acid target comprising 
 inputting a plurality of hybridization intensities, each of said intensities reflects said hybridization between one of said plurality of said probes and said nucleic acid target,    adjusting said hybridization intensities for hybridization affinities of said probes to obtain a plurality of adjusted hybridization intensities,    finding the minimal adjusted Hybridization intensity among said adjusted hybridization intensities; and    indicating said minimal adjusted hybridization intensity as a measurement of said hybridization    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said hybridization affinities of said probes are predicted based upon the sequence of said probes  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said hybridization affinities are inputted from a database  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 3  wherein said hybridization affinities are measured experimentally  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said adjusted Hybridization intensity are calculated according to  
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 Adjusted 
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                 hybridization 
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                 intensity 
               
               = 
               
                 I 
                 Γ 
               
             
             , 
           
         
       
       wherein said I is said Hybridization intensity and said Γ is said hybridization affinity  
     
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein said plurality of probes have at least 5 probes  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein said plurality of probes have at least 10 probes  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein said plurality of probes have at least 20 probes  
   
   
       9 . A computer software product for determining hybridization between a plurality of nucleic acid probes and a nucleic acid target comprising 
 computer program code for inputting a plurality of Hybridization intensities, each of said hybridization intensities reflects said hybridization between one of said plurality of said probes and said nucleic acid target,    computer program code for adjusting said hybridization intensities for hybridization affinities of said probes to obtain a plurality of adjusted hybridization intensities,    computer program code for finding the minimal adjusted hybridization intensity among said adjusted hybridization intensities and    computer program code for indicating said minimal adjusted hybridization intensity as a measurement of said hybridization, and    a computer readable media for storing said code    
   
   
       10 . The computer software product of  claim 9  wherein said hybridization affinities of 
 said probes are predicted based upon the sequence of said probes    
   
   
       11 . The computer software product of  claim 10  wherein said Hybridization affinities inputted from a database  
   
   
       12 . The computer software product of  claim 11  wherein said hybridization affinities are measured experimentally  
   
   
       13 . The computer software product of  claim 12  wherein said adjusted Hybridization intensity are calculated according to.  
     
       
         
           
             
               Adjusted 
               ⁢ 
               
                   
               
               ⁢ 
               hybridization 
               ⁢ 
               
                   
               
               ⁢ 
               intensity 
             
             = 
             
               I 
               Γ 
             
           
         
       
       wherein said I is said hybridization intensity and said Γ is said hybridization affinity  
     
   
   
       14 . A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising, 
 inputting a plurality of hybridization intensities, each of said intensities reflects said hybridization between one of said plurality of said probes and said nucleic acid target,    adjusting said hybridization intensities for hybridization affinities of said probes to obtain a plurality of adjusted hybridization intensities,    finding the minimal adjusted hybridization intensity among said adjusted hybridization intensities, and    indicating said minimal adjusted hybridization intensity as a measurement of said hybridization    
   
   
       15 . The computer readable medium of  claim 14  wherein said hybridization affinities of said probes are predicted based upon the sequence of said probes  
   
   
       16 . The computer readable medium of  claim 15  wherein said hybridization affinities are inputted from a database  
   
   
       17 . The computer readable medium of  claim 16  wherein said hybridization affinities are measured experimentally  
   
   
       18 . The computer readable medium of  claim 17  wherein said adjusted Hybridization intensity are calculated according to  
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 Adjusted 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                     
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 hybridization 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                     
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 intensity 
               
               = 
               
                 I 
                 Γ 
               
             
             , 
           
         
       
       wherein said I is said hybridization intensity and said Γ is said hybridization affinity  
     
   
   
       19 . A system for comparing nucleic acid probes, comprising  
     a processor, and a memory being coupled to the processor, the memory storing a plurality machine instructions that cause the processor to perform a plurality of logical steps when implemented by the processor, said logical steps including 
 inputting a plurality of Hybridization intensities, each of said intensities reflects said hybridization between one of said plurality of said probes and said nucleic acid target,  
 adjusting said hybridization intensities for hybridization affinities of said probes to obtain a plurality of adjusted hybridization intensities,  
 finding the minimal adjusted hybridization intensity among said adjusted hybridization intensities, and  
 indicating said minimal adjusted hybridization intensity as a measurement of said hybridization  
 
   
   
       20 . The system of  claim 19  wherein said hybridization affinities of said probes are predicted based upon the sequence of said probes  
   
   
       21 . The system of  claim 20  wherein said hybridization affinities are inputted from a database  
   
   
       22 . The system of  claim 21  wherein said hybridization affinities are measured experimentally  
   
   
       23 . The system of  claim 22  wherein said adjusted hybridization intensity are calculated according to  
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 Adjusted 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                     
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 hybridization 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                     
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 intensity 
               
               = 
               
                 I 
                 Γ 
               
             
             , 
           
         
       
       wherein said I is said hybridization intensity and said Γ is said hybridization affinity

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