Protecting genomic sequence anonymity with generalization lattices

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 687-692

  Malin, Bradley A ^a  

^a Carnegie Mellon University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anonymity; Databases; Genetic variation; Genomic data; Privacy; Sequence analysis

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INPUT DEVICE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SECURITY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 29244467725     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634025     Document Type: Article

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