NOVEL METHOD OF DIAGNOSING RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND SET FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS DIAGNOSTICS

摘要

FIELD: medicine.;SUBSTANCE: invention relates to method of diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis, method of determining therapeutic agent for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and set for realisation of methods. Methods are characterised by the fact that include stage of measuring amount of talin in plasma or serum of animal subject. Said measurement is carried out, for instance, by immunologic method with application of antibody, binding with talin. If amount of talin is higher than its average value in control subject without rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis is diagnosed in subject. In case of reduction of talin amount after introduction of therapeutic agent in comparison with amount of talin before introduction, therapeutic effect is stated. Set in accordance with claimed invention contains solid-phase carrier, to which antibody, binding with talin, is attached.;EFFECT: increased efficiency of diagnostics.;9 cl, 4 tbl, 4 ex, 3 dwg