METHODS OF DIAGNOSING AND TREATING PRE-ECLAMPSIA OR ECLAMPSIA

摘要

A method of diagnosing a human pregnant subject as having, or having a propensity to develop, pre-eclampsia or eclampsia, said method comprising measuring the level of soluble Flt-1 receptor (sFlt-1) and free placental growth factor (P1GF) in a serum sample from said pregnant human subject and further comprising calculating the relationship between said level of sFlt-1 and free PlGF using a metric wherein said metric is sFlt-1/PlGF.