Method of differentiating between ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease

US7378239B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• InDex Diagnostics AB · SE

Inventors

• Andreas Dieckmann · Bromma, SE
• Robert Lofberg · Djursholm, SE
• Oliver Von Stein · Upplands Väsby, SE
• Petra Von Stein · Spånga, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 25, 2003
• Grant date: May 27, 2008
• Expiry date: May 24, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2800/065
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The differentiation between ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease is made possible by a multi-gene approach where gene expression profiles in biopsy samples obtained from inflamed, and optionally also non-inflamed, areas in the intestines of a patient are studied.