A DIAGNOSTIC METHOD OF ASTHMA USING BAFF AS A DIAGNOSTIC MARKER

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing allergic disease using BAFF (B cell activating factor). More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for diagnosing asthma using an antibody specifically recognizing BAFF in blood collected from allergic disease patients as a diagnostic marker. The diagnostic method makes it possible to diagnose asthma early and follow the prognosis of diseases using BAFF together with the existing diagnostic markers of immune diseases and provides a very useful way which can be widely applied to diagnostic and therapeutic agents against these diseases.