METHOD FOR OBTAINING USEFUL DATA FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF LIVER FIBROSIS

• Main Authors: CANO GONZÁLEZ, David, MARTÍN BERMUDO, Francisco, SORIA ESCOMS, Bernat, ROMERO GÓMEZ, Manuel, ROJAS GONZÁLEZ, Ana Isabel, DELGADO SAINZ, Irene
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 21.12.2016
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL ORENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES; ENZYMOLOGY; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEICACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; SPIRITS; TESTING; VINEGAR; WINE

The invention relates to a method for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis, comprising detecting the level of expression of the gene GATA-4, or the quantity of the protein GATA-4, in the isolated biological sample of liver tissue. The invention also relates to a diagnosis kit.