Patent ID: 7756645
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: G16B

Abstract:
1. A method of storing haplotype data, the method comprising: determining an order of all alleles for each single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) position of each haplotype data in a plurality of haplotype data; allocating an integer to each allele of each single nucleotide polymorphism position according to the determined order of the alleles; substituting the allocated integer for the allele of each SNP position contained in each haplotype data; calculating an integer value corresponding to each haplotype data, wherein the integer value for a haplotype data is the sum over all SNP positions of the haplotype data of the allocated integer for the allele at a SNP position times a position value for the SNP position; aligning the haplotype data according to magnitude of the calculated integer value of each haplotype data; and storing the aligned haplotype data in a data structure to a database; wherein the method is executed by a suitably-programmed computer.