Computer implemented identification of modifiable attributes associated with phenotypic predispositions in a genetics platform

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

obtaining, by a genetics platform, self-reported user data for a particular user, wherein the genetics platform includes software executing on one or more computing devices;

applying, by the genetics platform, heuristic rules to the self-reported user data to predict that the particular user exhibits a particular phenotype;

based on genetic attributes and phenotypic attributes of a plurality of individuals, determining, by the genetics platform and for the particular phenotype, an attribute-positive population of the individuals and an attribute-negative population of the individuals;

based on the genetic attributes and the phenotypic attributes of the attribute-positive population and the attribute-negative population, determining, by the genetics platform, modifiable attributes that are statistically associated with a predisposition for the particular phenotype, wherein determining the modifiable attributes that are statistically associated with the particular phenotype comprises training a linear-regression-based or logistic-regression-based model on at least the genetic attributes and the phenotypic attributes to predict predispositions for the particular phenotype;

determining, by the genetics platform, that a set of the modifiable attributes are exhibited by the particular user, wherein determining that the set of the modifiable attributes are exhibited by the particular user comprises applying the linear-regression-based or logistic-regression-based model to particular attributes of the particular user; and

providing, by the genetics platform and to a client device, an indication of the set of the modifiable attributes and the predisposition for the particular phenotype.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining the attribute-positive population of the individuals and the attribute-negative population of the individuals is also based on behavioral attributes of the plurality of individuals, and wherein determining the modifiable attributes is also based on the behavioral attributes of the attribute-positive population and the attribute-negative population.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the modifiable attributes are behavioral attributes.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining the modifiable attributes comprises filtering, from the genetic attributes and the phenotypic attributes of the attribute-positive population and the attribute-negative population, attribute combinations that contain one or more attributes that are not modifiable.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the genetic attributes are non-monogenetic.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the genetic attributes are single nucleotide polymorphisms.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the genetic attributes are selected from an entire genome.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein individuals in the attribute-positive population exhibit the particular phenotype, and wherein individuals in the attribute-negative population do not exhibit the particular phenotype.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining the modifiable attributes that are statistically associated with the predisposition for the particular phenotype comprises:

determining statistical associations between combinations of the modifiable attributes and the particular phenotype; and

selecting the combinations of the modifiable attributes having at least a minimum statistical association with the particular phenotype.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the genetics platform also determines ethnicity data or sex-type data that are statistically associated with the particular phenotype, and wherein determining that the set of the modifiable attributes are exhibited by the particular user comprises determining that particular attributes of the particular user exhibit at least some of the ethnicity data or sex-type data that are statistically associated with the particular phenotype.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the genetics platform also determines weight data that are statistically associated with the particular phenotype, and wherein determining that the set of the modifiable attributes are exhibited by the particular user comprises determining that particular attributes of the particular user exhibit at least some of the weight data that are statistically associated with the particular phenotype.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the set of the modifiable attributes are exhibited by the particular user is also based on timestamped historical genetic attributes, timestamped historical physical attributes, or timestamped historical behavioral attributes of the particular user.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein attributes of the self-reported user data are timestamped, and wherein determining that the set of the modifiable attributes are exhibited by the particular user comprises predicting onset or progression of disease based on the attributes as timestamped.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the set of the modifiable attributes are exhibited by the particular user comprises calculating a risk associated with the particular user exhibiting the particular phenotype.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the genetic attributes and the phenotypic attributes of the plurality of individuals are anonymously linked to identities of these individuals using non-descriptive alphanumeric identifiers.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein reception of the indication of the set of the modifiable attributes and the predisposition for the particular phenotype causes the client device to display, in a graphical representation, changes to the predisposition over time.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16 , further comprising:

receiving, from the client device, attribute modifications relating to the particular user;

based on the attribute modifications, determining an updated predisposition for the particular phenotype; and

providing, to the client device, an indication of the updated predisposition.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a computing system to perform operations comprising:

obtaining self-reported user data for a particular user;

applying heuristic rules to the self-reported user data to predict that the particular user exhibits a particular phenotype;

based on genetic attributes and phenotypic attributes of a plurality of individuals, determining, for the particular phenotype, an attribute-positive population of the individuals and an attribute-negative population of the individuals;

based on the genetic attributes and the phenotypic attributes of the attribute-positive population and the attribute-negative population, determining modifiable attributes that are statistically associated with a predisposition for the particular phenotype, wherein determining the modifiable attributes that are statistically associated with the particular phenotype comprises training a linear-regression-based or logistic-regression-based model on at least the genetic attributes and the phenotypic attributes to predict predispositions for the particular phenotype;

determining that a set of the modifiable attributes are exhibited by the particular user, wherein determining that the set of the modifiable attributes are exhibited by the particular user comprises applying the linear-regression-based or logistic-regression-based model to particular attributes of the particular user; and

providing, to a client device, an indication of the set of the modifiable attributes and the predisposition for the particular phenotype.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein determining the modifiable attributes that are statistically associated with the predisposition for the particular phenotype comprises:

determining statistical associations between combinations of the modifiable attributes and the particular phenotype; and

selecting the combinations of the modifiable attributes having at least a minimum statistical association with the particular phenotype.

20. A computing system comprising:

one or more processors;

memory; and

program instructions stored in the memory that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:

obtaining self-reported user data for a particular user;

applying heuristic rules to the self-reported user data to predict that the particular user exhibits a particular phenotype;

based on genetic attributes and phenotypic attributes of a plurality of individuals, determining, for the particular phenotype, an attribute-positive population of the individuals and an attribute-negative population of the individuals;

based on the genetic attributes and the phenotypic attributes of the attribute-positive population and the attribute-negative population, determining modifiable attributes that are statistically associated with a predisposition for the particular phenotype, wherein determining the modifiable attributes that are statistically associated with the particular phenotype comprises training a linear-regression-based or logistic-regression-based model on at least the genetic attributes and the phenotypic attributes to predict predispositions for the particular phenotype;

determining that a set of the modifiable attributes are exhibited by the particular user, wherein determining that the set of the modifiable attributes are exhibited by the particular user comprises applying the linear-regression-based or logistic-regression-based model to particular attributes of the particular user; and

providing, to a client device, an indication of the set of the modifiable attributes and the predisposition for the particular phenotype.