METHOD FOR DETECTING ULCERATIVE COLITIS

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An object of the present invention is to provide a method of detecting an inflammatory bowel disease, and particularly ulcerative colitis, by using a component contained in fecal matter as an indicator. Namely, the present invention provides a method for detecting ulcerative colitis comprising: (A) a step of extracting RNA contained in fecal matter collected from a subject, (B) a step of measuring the amount of RNA derived from a marker gene in the RNA obtained in step (A), and (C) a step of comparing the amount of the RNA derived from the marker gene measured in step (B) with a preset threshold value, wherein the marker gene is one or more types of genes selected from the group consisting of COX-2 gene, B2M gene, MMP-7 gene, Snail gene, CD45 gene and CEA gene.

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OLYMPUS CORPORATIONTOKYO
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE20-1 HANDAYAMA 1-CHOME CHUO-KU HAMAMATSU-SHI SHIZUOKA 4313192 ?4313192

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Hamaya, Yasushi Hamamatsu-shi, JP 2 1
Kanaoka, Shigeru Hamamatsu-shi, JP 7 15
Yoshida, Kenichi Hamamatsu-shi, JP 202 2251

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