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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2003
Enrico Alessi, Catania, IT;
Salvatore Oliveri, Aci Catena, IT;
Flavio Di Francesco, Gela, IT;
Antonella Licciardello, Misterbianco, IT;
Enrico Alessi, Catania, IT;
Salvatore Oliveri, Aci Catena, IT;
Flavio Di Francesco, Gela, IT;
Antonella Licciardello, Misterbianco, IT;
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
A method for automatic analysis of genomic information in order to determine relationships among genes allows one to determine complex relationships among genes. First a clustering algorithm is chosen and is applied to the table, obtaining sub-tables of data relative to groups of genes that satisfy the chosen clustering criterion. Therefore, all possible combinations of pair of sub-tables are generated and characteristic parameters are calculated for genes contained in these sub-tables. Finally, for each combination a characteristic value is calculated with a decision algorithm defined in function of these parameters, by considering the genes of the combination as constituting a 'Gene Network' if this characteristic value exceeds a pre-defined threshold. The method is preferably is implemented by a relative system of identification of groups of co-expressed and co-regulated genes comprising an intelligent fuzzy sub-system trained off-line identified by a neural network.