Method for classification of test body fluid sample

A method for classifying test body fluid samples into either of two groups selected from four groups consisting of chronic hepatitis C, chronic hepatitis B, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and normal liver, the method comprising a measurement of an expression level of one or plural non-coding RNA(s) in the test body fluid samples.

A data set comprising expression data of one or plural non-coding RNA(s) selected from the group consisting of:

• hsa-miR-638, hsa-miR-762, hsa-miR-320c, hsa-miR-451a, hsa-miR-1974, hsa-miR-1246, hsa-miR-92a-3p, hsa-miR-486-5p, hsa-miR-630, hsa-miR-1225-5p, hsa-miR-1275, hsa-miR-720, hsa-miR-1207-5p, hsa-miR-1202, hsa-miR-1915-3p, hsa-miR-320d, hsa-miR-1271-5p, hsa-miR-22-3p, hsa-miR-483-5p, hsa-miR-320b, hsa-miR-1268a, hsa-miR-1, hsa-miR-16-5p, and a combination thereof in the body fluid sample,
• the data set comprises expression data of said non-coding RNA obtained from a standard body fluid sample of an individual belonging to at least one group selected from four groups consisting of chronic hepatitis C, chronic hepatitis B, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and normal liver.