Digital biomarkers in human excreta

Seung-Min Park; T Jessie Ge; Daeyoun D Won; Jong Kyun Lee; Joseph C Liao

doi:10.1038/s41575-021-00462-0

Digital biomarkers in human excreta

Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Aug;18(8):521-522. doi: 10.1038/s41575-021-00462-0.

Authors

Seung-Min Park^{1

2

3}, T Jessie Ge⁴, Daeyoun D Won⁵, Jong Kyun Lee⁵, Joseph C Liao^{6

7}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA. sp293@stanford.edu.
² Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA. sp293@stanford.edu.
³ Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA. sp293@stanford.edu.
⁴ Department of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
⁵ Department of Surgery, Pelvic Floor Center, Seoul Song Do Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
⁶ Department of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA. jliao@stanford.edu.
⁷ Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA. jliao@stanford.edu.

Abstract

Traditionally underutilized human excreta have emerged as a rich source of digital biomarkers for disease prevention and early detection. In this Comment, we highlight the breadth of digital biomarkers that can be extracted from human excreta and their potential uses in the context of ‘precision health’.

MeSH terms

Biomarkers / chemistry*
Digital Technology*
Feces / chemistry*
Humans
Precision Medicine*
Urinalysis / methods*

Substances

Biomarkers