DIFFERENCES IN INTESTINAL GENE EXPRESSION PROFILES

摘要

The invention provides a set of genes or gene sequences comprising at least 2 genes and the use of said set of genes or gene sequences for the determination of intestinal health, and/or disease of an animal or a human. The invention further provides methods to detect the presence or absence of an intestinal disease in an animal or a human comprising measuring, in a sample of said animal or human, expression levels of a set of genes or gene sequences according to the invention, or a gene specific fragment of said genes and comparing said expression levels with a reference value such as the expression levels of said set of genes in a sample of intestinal tissue of an healthy animal or human.