YKL-40 AS A MARKER FOR SELECTION OF TREATMENT AND MONITORING OF A DISEASE

摘要

The present invention relates to a methods for selecting a treatment for a specific disease or disorder, together with a method of monitoring therapeutic treatment of a specific disease or disorder and a method of determining a prognosis for a subject before, during and after administering a treatment by determining the level of YKL-40 in a sample obtained from the subject and comparing said level with one or more reference levels of YKL-40. The reference level is typically a level obtained from healthy individuals or a level previously obtained from the same subject. The present invention further relates to a kit and a device that may be used in the methods of the present invention.