USE OF THE .ALPHA. CHAIN OF BRAIN SPECTRIN AND FRAGMENTS THEREOF, FOR DIAGNOSING CEREBRAL DISEASES

摘要

The present invention pertains to a method for in vitro prognosticating and/or diagnosing cerebral cerebral malaria, wherein said method comprises a step of detecting non-erythroid spectrin or fragments thereof, and/or antibodies directed against non-erythroid spectrin, in a biological sample. Reagents and kits for performing this method are also disclosed.