PERIPHERAL BLOOD BIOMARKERS FOR IDIOPATHIC INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA AND METHODS OF USE

摘要

The present invention provides methods for diagnosing several types of diseases. Specifically, the present disclosure provides a panel of diagnostic genes, the differential expression of whose mRNAs or proteins in the sample of a subject indicates the presence of the disease in the subject. The methods involve extracting mRNAs or proteins from the sample and performing gene expression profiling assays such as microarray assay, RT-PCR oligonucleotide binding array, quantitative RT-PCR assay, proteomics assay, and/or ELISA assay.