Abstract:
A device for use in total hip arthroplasty surgery including a first guide member having a substantially semi-circular ring having a top surface and a bottom surface, a plurality of first guide legs protruding vertically downward from the lower surface of the semi-circular ring, the first guide legs including a contact area disposed on the open end of the first guide leg; a plurality of holes disposed on the ring, a plurality of protrusions extending vertically upward from a top surface of the ring. The device also includes a second guide member having an arc having an arc of curvature substantially similar to the semi-circular ring, the arc having a top surface and bottom surface, first and second horizontal brackets connecting ends of the arc and being connected thereto at a termination point, a plurality of second guide legs protruding vertically from either the lower surface of the arc, first or second horizontal brackets; and means for connecting the second guide member to the first guide member. The device also includes third and fourth guide members.
Abstract:
Ancestry has a significant impact on the major and minor alleles found in each nucleotide position within the genome. Due to mechanisms of inheritance, ancestral-specific information contained within the genome is conserved within members of an ancestry. For this reason, individuals within a specific ancestry are more likely to share alleles in their genomes with other members of the same ancestry. Functionally, the combination of alleles at all positions within a group of individuals defines that group as having a common ancestry. Moreover, the aggregation of differences between alleles at all positions distinguishes one ancestry from another. The genomic similarities and differences between ancestries provides a mechanism to generate reference genomes that are specific for each ancestry. Reference genomes that are specific to an ancestry can be used to increase the accuracy of whole genome sequencing, DNA-based diagnostics and therapeutic marker discovery and in a variety of real-world DNA-based applications. Provided herein is a method of using an ancestral-specific reference genome in genome sequencing.
Abstract:
A device for use in total hip arthroplasty surgery including a first guide member having a substantially semi-circular ring having a top surface and a bottom surface, a plurality of first guide legs protruding vertically downward from the lower surface of the semi-circular ring, the first guide legs including a contact area disposed on the open end of the first guide leg; a plurality of holes disposed on the ring, a plurality of protrusions extending vertically upward from a top surface of the ring. The device also includes a second guide member having an arc having an arc of curvature substantially similar to the semi-circular ring, the arc having a top surface and bottom surface, first and second horizontal brackets connecting ends of the arc and being connected thereto at a termination point, a plurality of second guide legs protruding vertically from either the lower surface of the arc, first or second horizontal brackets; and means for connecting the second guide member to the first guide member. The device also includes third and fourth guide members.
Abstract:
A method and a device for use in total hip arthroplasty surgery is provided. The device includes a first guide member which includes a body having a top surface and a bottom surface, a plurality of first guide legs protruding from the body, and a plurality of protrusions extending from the body. The plurality of first guide legs include a contact area disposed on the open end of the first guide leg. The device also includes a third guide member which includes a tube, a plate configured to engage with the first guide member, and a plurality of holes disposed on the plate configured to receive the plurality of protrusions of the first guide member to couple the first guide member with the third guide member.
Abstract:
A device for use in total hip arthroplasty surgery is provided. The device includes a first guide member which includes a body having a top surface and a bottom surface, a plurality of first guide legs protruding from the body, and a plurality of protrusions extending from the body. The plurality of first guide legs include a contact area disposed on the open end of the first guide leg. The device also includes a third guide member which includes a tube, a plate configured to engage with the first guide member, and a plurality of holes disposed on the plate configured to receive the plurality of protrusions of the first guide member to couple the first guide member with the third guide member.
Abstract:
Ancestry has a significant impact on the major and minor alleles found in each nucleotide position within the genome. Due to mechanisms of inheritance, ancestral-specific information contained within the genome is conserved within members of an ancestry. For this reason, individuals within a specific ancestry are more likely to share alleles in their genomes with other members of the same ancestry. Functionally, the combination of alleles at all positions within a group of individuals defines that group as having a common ancestry. Moreover, the aggregation of differences between alleles at all positions distinguishes one ancestry from another. The genomic similarities and differences between ancestries provides a mechanism to generate reference genomes that are specific for each ancestry. Reference genomes that are specific to an ancestry can be used to increase the accuracy of whole genome sequencing, DNA-based diagnostics and therapeutic marker discovery and in a variety of real-world DNA-based applications. Provided herein are methods for constructing an ancestral-specific reference genome database.
Abstract:
Ancestry has a significant impact on the major and minor alleles found in each nucleotide position within the genome. Due to mechanisms of inheritance, ancestral-specific information contained within the genome is conserved within members of an ancestry. For this reason, individuals within a specific ancestry are more likely to share alleles in their genomes with other members of the same ancestry. Functionally, the combination of alleles at all positions within a group of individuals defines that group as having a common ancestry. Moreover, the aggregation of differences between alleles at all positions distinguishes one ancestry from another. The genomic similarities and differences between ancestries provides a mechanism to generate reference genomes that are specific for each ancestry. Reference genomes that are specific to an ancestry can be used to increase the accuracy of whole genome sequencing, DNA-based diagnostics and therapeutic marker discovery and in a variety of real-world DNA-based applications. Provided herein is a method for determining the likelihood that a patient will respond to a drug therapy by comparing a DNA sequence of the patient's whole genome with the ancestral-specific reference genome, the presence or absence of a clinically relevant genetic marker indicates the likelihood that the patient will or will not respond to the drug therapy.
Abstract:
Ancestry has a significant impact on the major and minor alleles found in each nucleotide position within the genome. Due to mechanisms of inheritance, ancestral-specific information contained within the genome is conserved within members of an ancestry. For this reason, individuals within a specific ancestry are more likely to share alleles in their genomes with other members of the same ancestry. Functionally, the combination of alleles at all positions within a group of individuals defines that group as having a common ancestry. Moreover, the aggregation of differences between alleles at all positions distinguishes one ancestry from another. The genomic similarities and differences between ancestries provides a mechanism to generate reference genomes that are specific for each ancestry. Reference genomes that are specific to an ancestry can be used to increase the accuracy of whole genome sequencing, DNA-based diagnostics and therapeutic marker discovery and in a variety of real-world DNA-based applications. Provided herein is a method for determining a prognosis for a genetic disease or disorder comprising the step of comparing a DNA sequence of or derived from the whole genome of a patient with any one or combination of two or more ancestral-specific reference genomes of an ancestral-specific reference genome database described herein to determine the level of severity of the genetic disease or disorder.
Abstract:
Ancestry has a significant impact on the major and minor alleles found in each nucleotide position within the genome. Due to mechanisms of inheritance, ancestral-specific information contained within the genome is conserved within members of an ancestry. For this reason, individuals within a specific ancestry are more likely to share alleles in their genomes with other members of the same ancestry. Functionally, the combination of alleles at all positions within a group of individuals defines that group as having a common ancestry. Moreover, the aggregation of differences between alleles at all positions distinguishes one ancestry from another. The genomic similarities and differences between ancestries provides a mechanism to generate reference genomes that are specific for each ancestry. Reference genomes that are specific to an ancestry can be used to increase the accuracy of whole genome sequencing, DNA-based diagnostics and therapeutic marker discovery and in a variety of real-world DNA-based applications.
Abstract:
Ancestry has a significant impact on the major and minor alleles found in each nucleotide position within the genome. Due to mechanisms of inheritance, ancestral-specific information contained within the genome is conserved within members of an ancestry. For this reason, individuals within a specific ancestry are more likely to share alleles in their genomes with other members of the same ancestry. Functionally, the combination of alleles at all positions within a group of individuals defines that group as having a common ancestry. Moreover, the aggregation of differences between alleles at all positions distinguishes one ancestry from another. The genomic similarities and differences between ancestries provides a mechanism to generate reference genomes that are specific for each ancestry. Reference genomes that are specific to an ancestry can be used to increase the accuracy of whole genome sequencing, DNA-based diagnostics and therapeutic marker discovery and in a variety of real-world DNA-based applications. Provided herein is a method for determining a prognosis for a genetic disease or disorder comprising the step of comparing a DNA sequence of or derived from the whole genome of a patient with any one or combination of two or more ancestral-specific reference genomes of an ancestral-specific reference genome database described herein to determine the level of severity of the genetic disease or disorder.