Methods and systems for treating disease
Methods and systems described herein are applicable to the identification of pathogens, pathogenic variants and applicable treatments or remedies. In some embodiments, the pathogen or pathogens bears a causal relationship to a disease state.
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22 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
identifying a pathogen that is a primary pathogenic cause of a disease state;
identifying at least one variant of the pathogen; and
identifying at least one treatment targeted against each identified variant of the pathogen.
23 . The method as in claim 22 wherein the identification of the pathogen includes accessing information from a database.
24 . The method as in claim 22 wherein the identification of the pathogen is made in response to the results of biochemical testing.
25 . The method as in claim 22 wherein the identification of the pathogen is made in response to the results of examination of tissue.
26 . The method as in claim 22 wherein identifying the at least one variant of the pathogen includes detecting a variant through physical means.
27 . The method as in claim 22 wherein identifying the at least one variant of the pathogen includes detecting a variant through biochemical testing.
28 . The method as in claim 22 wherein identifying the at least one variant of the pathogen includes referencing a database of predicted variants.
29 . The method as in claim 28 wherein the database of predicted variants includes a database of predicted DNA variants of the pathogen.
30 . The method as in claim 28 wherein the database of predicted variants includes a database of predicted protein variants of the pathogen.
31 . The method as in claim 22 wherein identifying the at least one variant of the pathogen includes molecular modeling.
32 . The method as in claim 31 wherein the modeling comprises modeling based in part on the route of infection of at least one variant of the pathogen.
33 . The method as in claim 22 comprising:
identifying a treatment targeted against the pathogen.
34 . The method as in claim 33 comprising:
selecting at least one treatment targeted against the pathogen as well as selecting at least one treatment targeted against at least one variant of the pathogen.
35 . The method as in claim 34 wherein the treatments are further selected to be compatible for co-delivery.
36 . The method as in claim 22 comprising:
selecting at least one treatment targeted against at least one variant of the pathogen.
37 . The method as in claim 22 comprising:
identifying at least one additional variant of the pathogen, and
identifying at least one additional treatment targeted against at least one additional variant of the pathogen.
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