METHOD FOR DETECTING RENAL DISEASE COMPRISING MEASURING HUMAN MEGALIN IN URINE

摘要

This invention provides a diagnostic kit and a diagnostic marker used for diagnosing a renal disease. This invention also provides a method for detecting a renal disease comprising measuring at least one type of human megalin existing in urine selected from among full-length human megalin and human megalin fragments of (i) to (iii): (i) full-length human megalin; (ii) a human megalin endodomain fragment lacking a human megalin ectodomain; and (iii) a human megalin ectodomain fragment lacking a human megalin endodomain.