| abstract |
To provide a biomarker which is a metabolite included in a biological sample, and which can be collected in a noninvasive method and detected in a convenient analysis method, and which varies according to progression of pathological conditions of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Furthermore, such biomarkers are useful for determination of the presence or absence of morbidity of IBS, determination of severity of IBS, determination of types of IBS, determination of necessity of treatment of IBS, and confirmation of drug efficacy of an IBS therapeutic agent. |