METHOD OF USING CYTOKINE ASSAY TO DIAGNOSE, TREAT, AND EVALUATE INFLAMMATORY AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES
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Abstract
The invention provides methods for diagnosing, treating, or evaluating inflammatory and autoimmune diseases by sampling peripheral blood, serum, plasma, tissue, cerebrospinal fluit, or other bodily fluids from a human subject having a suspected diagnosis. The sample is analyzed for the presence and amount of certain cytokines, which provides the diagnosis, prognosis or evaluation of therapeutic response.
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81. A method for aiding in the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), said method comprising:
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(a) obtaining a patient sample; (b) measuring the level of a cytokine within the patient sample using an assay system or assay device; (c) comparing the measured cytokine level of the patient sample with a pre-defined level of the cytokine found in normal or inflammatory states; (d) determining if the patient has IBS based on the comparison in step (c); and (e) reporting the determination to the patient or a clinician. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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92. A method for determining if a patient with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is predisposed to develop a severe inflammatory disease state, said method comprising:
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(a) obtaining a patient sample; (b) measuring the level of a cytokine within the patient sample using an assay system or assay device; (c) comparing the measured cytokine level of the patient sample with a pre-defined level of the cytokine found in normal or inflammatory states; (d) determining if said patient is predisposed to develop a severe inflammatory disease state; and (e) reporting the determination to the patient or a clinician. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102)
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