Inventors:
Richard Moss - Palo Alto CA, US
Akitoshi Ishizaka - Shinagawa-ku, JP
Teruo Kirikae - Shinjuku-ku, JP
International Classification:
G01N033/53
Abstract:
The invention provides a method for assessment of cystic lung fibrosis (CF) in terms of severity, acuteness, degree of progress, etc. of CF., with high accuracy, high sensitivity, convenience, rapidity, and low cost. The method includes the steps of measuring the level of CAP 18 in a biological sample, and correlating the measurement with CF.