| 摘要 |
<p>The invention provides a method of predicting subjects at risk of loss of kidney function and/or identifying subjects at greater risk of loss of kidney function, and/or identifying subjects at risk of kidney failure/end stage kidney disease, the method comprising detecting an amount of free light chains (FLC) in a sample from the subject, wherein a higher amount of FLC is associated with increased risk of loss of kidney function and/or increased risk of renal failure/end stage kidney disease. A further aspect of the invention provides a method of monitoring renal impairment, comprising detecting an amount of free light chains (FLC) in a sample from a subject having renal impairment and comparing the amount of FLC in the sample with an Total FLC amount of FLC detected in a sample previously obtained from the subject, wherein an increase in the amount FLC detected, compared to the previous sample, indicates an increase in the risk of loss of renal function in the subject, and a decrease in the amount of FLC indicates a decrease in the risk of loss of renal function in the subject.</p> |
