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US 8,541,180 B1Granted
Compositions and methods for assessing gastrointestinal health
AssigneeGenova Diagnostics, Inc.
InventorsPatrick Hanaway, Jeffrey Ledford
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Abstract
The present invention relates to kits designed for the collection of stool samples and methods of analyzing those samples for biological markers of maldigestion, inflammation, and imbalanced gut flora.
Claims9
A method comprising a plurality of tests to assist with the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the method comprising:
- (a) providing a stool sample from a patient;
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- (b) subjecting the sample to an evaluation of (i) an elastase that is produced by the pancreas and remains detectable in the stool following passage through the intestine, (ii) calprotectin, and (iii) gut flora, wherein levels of the elastase less than about 350 μg/gram of stool, levels of calprotectin less than about 120 μg/gram of stool, and insufficient levels of beneficial gut flora indicate a diagnosis of IBS.
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