METHOD FOR EXAMINING KIDNEY DISEASES

摘要

A method for examining kidney diseases characterized by detecting a fatty acid-binding protein derived from kidney tissues contained in the specimen sampled from mammals other than rodents, which makes it possible to obtain test results highly useful in diagnosing the prognosis, etc. of the diseases hardly obtained by the existing methods. Based on the results obtained by the above method, an appropriate therapy can be selected by taking the risk concerning the prognosis into consideration. Because of being applicable not only to kidney tissue samples but also to urine samples, this method enables convenient and efficient examination.