New blood-based test, 7 alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one (7AlphaC4), for bile acid malabsorption/bile acid diarrhea in inflammatory bowel disease or unspecified diarrhea

7AlphaC4 is a test to identify a condition known as bile acid malabsorption. This accounts for about 30% of patients with symptoms of chronic diarrhea and is prevalent in Crohn’s disease patients. This poster details the analysis of specimens tested for 7AlphaC4 at Labcorp and indicates those results.