METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING CHRONIC VALVULAR DISEASE

摘要

The invention provides methods for diagnosing chronic valvular disease in an animal. The methods comprise obtaining a sample from the animal; analyzing the sample for the presence of one or more gene expression markers associated with chronic valvular disease; comparing the amount of gene expression markers identified in the sample to a corresponding amount of the same gene expression markers present in a sample from one or more comparable control animals that do not suffer from chronic valvular disease; and using said comparison to diagnose chronic valvular disease in the animal if the gene expression markers found in the animal's sample is differentially expressed in the control animal's sample.