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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Nestec S.a., Vevey, CH;
Fred Princen, La Jolla, CA (US);
Steven Lockton, San Diego, CA (US);
Lisa J. Croner, San Diego, CA (US);
Frederick A. Fletcher, San Diego, CA (US);
Thomas Stockfisch, Escondido, CA (US);
Sharat Singh, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and systems to predict and diagnose inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and subtypes such as ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) by detecting the presence, absence, level, and/or genotype of one or more sero-genetic-inflammation markers. Advantageously, with the present invention, it is possible to provide a diagnosis of IBD versus non-IBD, to rule out IBD that is inconclusive for CD and UC, and to differentiate between CD and UC with increased accuracy.