A method and relational database management system for storing, comparing, and displaying results produced by analyses of gene array data

摘要

A method and system for analyzing data over a network are described. A Web server communicates with a storage system that stores genomic information in a database. Client systems connect to the Web server over a network, such as the Internet, using standard Web protocols (e.g., HTTP). The Web server sends Web pages to the client through which pages the user of the client can load genomic information into the database. The client user obtains the genomic information for uploading from genomic samples of organisms hybridized to chips or arrays. With the database populated with genomic information, the client user interactively selects and performs an analysis on selected samples over the network. The result produced by the analysis is a list of genes or a list of gene lists that becomes part of the database. These gene lists or lists of gene lists can then be compared with other previously stored lists or with user-generated and/or user-selected gene lists. Accordingly, subsequent users of the database can review the research performed by others, and incorporate that research into their own research.