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Amosy E M'Koma

Methods and materials are disclosed for testing biomarkers in a subject suffering from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are described herein. Such detection can be useful for diagnosing and treating ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), two forms of IBD that are otherwise difficult to distinguish. The method includes measuring the level of one or more of several biomarkers, including HD5 or MMP-7, which are expressed differentially in patents with UC and CD. A treatment may be based on the determination of whether the subject has ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease.

Methods for diagnosing and treating inflammatory bowel disease

A targeted DEFA5 antibody is disclosed herein. The targeted DEFA5 antibody has a high degree of specificity with DEFA5 protein, particularly with peptide sequences of the P, B, and/or M binding sites of the DEFA5 protein. The targeted DEFA5 antibody may be incorporated into an assay for diagnosing and treating ulcerative colitis and Crohns disease in a subject suffering from inflammatory bowel disease. The assay may be provided in a kit. The targeted DEFA5 antibody may be used in a method for measuring the level of DEFA5 or DEFA5 expression in a sample collected from a subject, and determining, based on the level of DEFA5 or DEFA5 expression, whether the subject is suffering from ulcerative colitis or Crohns disease. A treatment may be based on the determination of whether the subject has ulcerative colitis or Crohns disease.

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