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US 2014/0271561 A1Published application
Methods of diagnosis, selection, and treatment of diseases and conditions caused by or associated with methanogens
AssigneeCedars-Sinai Medical Center
InventorsMark Pimentel, Ruchi Mathur, Christopher Chang
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Abstract
The invention described herein provides for methods and systems for determining, selecting, and/or treating diseases and conditions caused by or associated with high quantities of methanogens in a subject, or diseases and conditions caused by or associated with low quantities of methanogens in a subject. In various embodiments, a therapy to inhibit the growth of methanogens or to promote the growth of methanogens are selected and/or administered to a subject in need thereof.
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A method, comprising
- subjecting a biological sample from a subject to analysis for methanogen quantity;
- comparing the methanogen quantity to a reference value;
- and
- selecting a first therapy for the subject if the methanogen quantity is higher than the reference value based on the recognition that the first therapy is appropriate for subjects who have a methanogen quantity higher than the reference value, or
- selecting a second therapy for the subject if the methanogen quantity is lower than the reference value based on the recognition that the second therapy is appropriate for subjects who have a methanogen quantity lower than the reference value,
- wherein the subject has or is suspected to have a disease or condition caused by or associated with having a high methanogen quantity or a disease or condition caused by or associated with having a low methanogen quantity.
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A method, comprising
- subjecting a biological sample from a subject to analysis for methanogen quantity;
- comparing the methanogen quantity to a reference value;
- and
- selecting a first therapy for the subject if the methanogen quantity is higher than the reference value based on the recognition that the first therapy is appropriate for subjects who have a methanogen quantity higher than the reference value, or
- selecting a second therapy for the subject if the methanogen quantity is lower than the reference value based on the recognition that the second therapy is appropriate for subjects who have a methanogen quantity lower than the reference value,
- wherein the subject desires a determination of susceptibility to having a disease or condition caused by or associated with having a high methanogen quantity or a disease or condition caused by or associated with having a low methanogen quantity.
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