Inventors:
Kumar Sharma - Berwyn PA, US
Tracy McGowan - Philadelphia PA, US
Stephen Dunn - Philadelphia PA, US
Bonita Falkner - Philadelphia PA, US
International Classification:
G01N033/546
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods of measuring urinary TGF- levels to monitor disease progression in patients having chronic fibrotic diseases or kidney diseases, more particularly, methods of preparing urine specimens for measuring urinary TGF- levels in patients having chronic fibrotic diseases or kidney diseases.