This is Zeus Genomic File, a software developed by the Institute of Science and Genomic Medicine in Torreon, Coahuila.
The software consists in a digital file where all the information required is collected: medical history of the parents, history of diseases, pathologies, laboratory examinations, surgical interventions and of course the information genetics of the patient.
Also, systems have been developed that analyze the collected information in real time. The objective is to achieve a genomic digital record that detects the susceptibility of disease development, patient responses to medication and other particular genetic traits.
The software is programmed to release data on the patient’s diagnosis and treatment and also their reaction to the medicines. For example, if a patient suffers from a kidney malfunction, the algorithm, knowing their file detects a susceptibility to developing kidney failure, as well as analyzing how it help or affect the drugs they take.
In this way, the database notifies the doctor of the data interpretation so their action when diagnosing or medicating is the correct choice or the most effective.
Dr. Gerardo Rafael Argoello Astorga, director of the Institute, noted that "The technology used to analyze DNA has made impressive progress in recent years, so that now tests that give up to a million results or 30 million or billions of results can be done, which is beyond the intellectual capacity of the human, so the only way to analyze this is through software”.
One of the objectives of the Genomic File is to leave to technology the tasks in which humans can be exceeded and that a software can perform effectively and in less time in addition to reducing costs. As in this specific case where the interpretation and analysis of thousands of data was accelerated thanks to genomics research and their specialized software.
The final product is ready for commercialization in public and private hospitals in Latin America and thus contribute to the prevention and treatment of diseases through a complete digital file.
