RISK DIAGNOSIS OF CANINE MITRAL INSUFFICIENCY

摘要

Provided are: a risk diagnosis method; preventive method; and method for inhibiting the progress of canine mitral insufficiency.　This risk diagnosis method for canine mitral insufficiency comprises: a step in which a sample taken from a canine subject is investigated to ascertain whether said sample includes Porphyromonas gulae type-C Fimbrillin (FimA) which contains the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6; and a step in which if the sample contains Porphyromonas gulae type-C FimA, the canine subject is deemed to run a risk of having or developing mitral insufficiency.