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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2015
George Wyndham Cook, Jr., Baton Rouge, LA (US);
George Wyndham Cook, Jr., Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention describes a bioinformatic method that can be used in the estimation of an individual's susceptibility to cancer through an evaluation of that individual's personal genome sequence. More specifically, this invention is a continuation-in-part of the methodology described in patent application Ser. No. 14/154,303 for the early detection of cancer. Said method is based upon an analysis of the structure of the repetitive DNA sequences surrounding and within the various cancer-linked regions of the individual's genome being evaluated. Said analysis of said individual's genome is then compared to the same analysis conducted for one or more reference genomes and/or genes for which cancer susceptibility has been previously determined. Said analysis can also be used to estimate the respective likelihoods that each cancer-linked genomic region will be damaged in the potential formation of a tumor. This patient-specific analysis can then be used in the economical design of locus-specific monitoring for early genetic damage as part of pre-cancer genetic screening.