Method for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases

摘要

The present invention refers to a method for the in vitro or in vivo diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases, in particular high blood pressure, stenosis, vessel occlusion and/or other thrombotic events, wherein the nucleotide at position 950 of a nucleic acid coding for the human ARK2 protein or the amino acid at position 298 of the human ARK2 protein of a sample of a person is determined as well as to the use of ARK2 for the development and/or production of a medicament for treating a cardiovascular disease.