Identifying Co-associating Bioattributes

1 . A bioinformatics method for identifying combinations of pangenetic and non-pangenetic attributes that co-associate with a query attribute, comprising:

a) receiving a query attribute;

b) accessing a set containing attribute combinations and corresponding statistical results that indicate the strength of association of each of the attribute combinations with the query attribute, wherein each of the attribute combinations contains at least one pangenetic attribute and at least one non-pangenetic attribute;

c) identifying, based on the corresponding statistical results, attribute combinations that co-associate with the query attribute; and

d) transmitting at least one of the identified attribute combinations and corresponding statistical results as output to indicate combinations of pangenetic and non-pangenetic attributes that co-associate with the query attribute.

2 . The bioinformatics method of claim 1 , wherein the output is transmitted to at least one destination selected from the group consisting of a user, a database, a dataset, a computer readable memory, a computer readable medium, a computer processor, a computer network, a printout device, a visual display, and a wireless receiver.

3 . The bioinformatics method of claim 1 , wherein the attribute combinations that co-associate with the query attribute are identified by comparing the corresponding statistical results to at least one predetermined statistical threshold.

4 . The bioinformatics method of claim 1 , wherein the identified attribute combinations transmitted as output lack one or more user specified attributes.

5 . The bioinformatics method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting at least one of the identified attribute combinations and corresponding statistical results as output comprises transmitting a rank-ordered tabulation of the identified attribute combinations and corresponding statistical results to indicate the combinations of pangenetic and non-pangenetic attributes that are most likely to co-associate with the query attribute.

6 . The bioinformatics method of claim 5 , wherein the rank-order of the identified attribute combinations in the tabulation is based on the strength of association of each of the identified attribute combinations with the query attribute.

7 . The bioinformatics method of claim 5 , wherein the rank-order of the identified attribute combinations in the tabulation is based on the attribute content of each of the identified attribute combinations and the strength of association of each of the identified attribute combinations with the query attribute.

8 . The bioinformatics method of claim 5 , wherein the identified attribute combinations and corresponding statistical results transmitted as output are selected for transmission as output based on a predetermined threshold applied to rank.

9 . The bioinformatics method of claim 1 , further comprising:

e) associating the output with an individual and storing the association.

10 . The bioinformatics method of claim 1 , wherein the query attribute is a combination of two or more attributes.

11 . The bioinformatics method of claim 1 , wherein each of the attribute combinations contains at least one pangenetic attribute, at least one physical attribute, at least one behavioral attribute, and at least one situational attribute.

12 . A program storage device readable by a machine and containing a set of instructions which, when read by the machine, causes execution of a bioinformatics method for identifying combinations of pangenetic and non-pangenetic attributes that co-associate with a query attribute, comprising:

a) receiving a query attribute;

b) accessing a set containing attribute combinations and corresponding statistical results that indicate the strength of association of each of the attribute combinations with the query attribute, wherein each of the attribute combinations contains at least one pangenetic attribute and at least one non-pangenetic attribute;

c) identifying, based on the corresponding statistical results, attribute combinations that co-associate with the query attribute; and

d) transmitting at least one of the identified attribute combinations and corresponding statistical results as output to indicate combinations of pangenetic and non-pangenetic attributes that co-associate with the query attribute.

13 . The program storage device of claim 12 , wherein the attribute combinations that co-associate with the query attribute are identified by comparing the corresponding statistical results to at least one predetermined statistical threshold.

14 . The program storage device of claim 12 , wherein each of the attribute combinations contains at least one pangenetic attribute, at least one physical attribute, at least one behavioral attribute, and at least one situational attribute.

15 . A bioinformatics database system for identifying combinations of pangenetic and non-pangenetic attributes that co-associate with a query attribute, comprising:

a) a memory containing:

i) a first data structure containing attribute combinations and corresponding statistical results that indicate the strength of association of each of the attribute combinations with the query attribute, wherein each of the attribute combinations contains at least one pangenetic attribute and at least one non-pangenetic attribute;

b) a processor for:

i) receiving the query attribute;

ii) accessing the first data structure;

iii) identifying, based on the corresponding statistical results, attribute combinations that co-associate with the query attribute; and

iv) transmitting at least one of the identified attribute combinations and corresponding statistical results as output to indicate combinations of pangenetic and non-pangenetic attributes that co-associate with the query attribute.

16 . The bioinformatics database system of claim 15 , wherein the attribute combinations that co-associate with the query attribute are identified by comparing the corresponding statistical results to at least one predetermined statistical threshold.

17 . The bioinformatics database system of claim 15 , wherein each of the attribute combinations contains at least one pangenetic attribute, at least one physical attribute, at least one behavioral attribute, and at least one situational attribute.

18 . A bioinformatics computer-based system for identifying combinations of pangenetic and non-pangenetic attributes that co-associate with a query attribute, comprising:

a) a communications subsystem for receiving a query attribute;

b) a data accessing subsystem for accessing a set containing attribute combinations and corresponding statistical results that indicate the strength of association of each of the attribute combinations with the query attribute, wherein each of the attribute combinations contains at least one pangenetic attribute and at least one non-pangenetic attribute;

c) a data processing subsystem for identifying, based on the corresponding statistical results, attribute combinations that co-associate with the query attribute; and

d) a data communication subsystem for transmitting at least one of the identified attribute combinations and corresponding statistical results as output to indicate combinations of pangenetic and non-pangenetic attributes that co-associate with the query attribute.

19 . The bioinformatics computer-based system of claim 18 , wherein the attribute combinations that co-associate with the query attribute are identified by comparing the corresponding statistical results to at least one predetermined statistical threshold.

20 . The bioinformatics computer-based system of claim 18 , wherein each of the attribute combinations contains at least one pangenetic attribute, at least one physical attribute, at least one behavioral attribute, and at least one situational attribute.