摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for examining depression in which whether a subject is suffering from depression or not is simply determined in high accuracy by using subject's peripheral blood whole blood sample. SOLUTION: The method for examining depression comprises measuring expression levels of 18 genes of FASLG, CX3CR1, TBX21, ID2, SLAMF7, PRSS23, YWHAQ, TARDBP, ADRB2, PPP1R8, MMAA, SQLE, PDHA1, HAVCR2, RACGAP1, AHNAK, EDG8 and DUSP5 in peripheral blood isolated from a subject and determining whether the subject is suffering from depression or not, based on the measured results. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT |