Method and apparatus for distinguishing Crohn's disease from ulcerative colitis and other gastrointestinal diseases by detecting the presence of fecal antibodies to Saccharomyces cerevisiae,申请号US20020280564-传众专利搜索

Method and apparatus for distinguishing Crohn's disease from ulcerative colitis and other gastrointestinal diseases by detecting the presence of fecal antibodies to Saccharomyces cerevisiae

申请公布号：US6872540(B2)

申请号：US20020280564

申请日期：2002.10.25

申请公布日期：2005.03.29

申请人：

TECHLAB, INC.

发明人：BOONE JAMES HUNTER;LYERLY DAVID MAXWELL;WILKINS TRACY DALE

分类号：G01N33/564;G01N33/569;(IPC1-7):G01N33/53

主分类号：G01N33/564

摘要：A method and apparatus for the differentiation of Crohn's disease from other gastrointestinal illnesses, such as ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome, using the presence of fecal anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) as a marker for Crohn's disease are provided. The apparatus includes an enzyme-linked immunoassay or other immunoassay that utilizes antibodies specific to human immunoglobins for the measurement of total endogenous ASCA in a human fecal sample. The method and apparatus may be used by healthcare providers to distinguish Crohn's disease from other gastrointestinal illnesses, such as ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome.