ME-5, ME-2 AND EPP2: REAGENT HUMAN PROTEIN ANTIGENS WITH ANTIBODIES PRESENT IN THE SERUM OF WOMEN WHO ARE ABOUT ENDOMETRIOSIS.

摘要

A method for diagnosing endometriosis in a human individual comprising the steps of: (a) detecting a test amount of an antibody that specifically binds to at least one ME-5 polypeptide (SEQ ID NO: 3), a ME polypeptide 2 (SEQ ID NO: 6); and an EPP2 polypeptide (SEQ ID NO: 9) in a sample of the individual; and (b) comparing the amount of test with the normal range of the antibody in a control sample of an individual who does not suffer from endometriosis, whereby a test amount above the normal range provides a positive indication in the diagnosis of endometriosis .