Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for diagnosing Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in a test sample by determining the level of several bacterial taxa in the test sample, comparing this level with the levels of those bacterial taxa in a control sample, and relating the level to a diagnosis of IBS. Additionally, the present invention provides a method for treatment of IBS based on said diagnosis. Also, the invention provides a method for subtyping IBS in a test sample.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 10, 2015
Publication date:
October 29, 2015
Applicant:
AAK PATENT B.V.
Inventors:
Lambertus TUK, Willem Meindert DE VOS, Mirjana RAJILIC-STOJANOVIC
Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for diagnosing Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in a test sample by determining the level of several bacterial taxa in the test sample, comparing this level with the levels of those bacterial taxa in a control sample, and relating the level to a diagnosis of IBS. Additionally, the present invention provides a method for treatment of IBS based on said diagnosis. Also, the invention provides a method for subtyping IBS in a test sample.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 5, 2010
Publication date:
September 20, 2012
Applicant:
AAK PATENT B.V.
Inventors:
Lambertus Tuk, Willem Meindert De Vos, Mirjana Rajilic-Stojanovic