METHODS FOR THE EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF VIRAL INFECTIONS, INFLAMMATORY DISEASES, A PREDISPOSITION FOR PROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR HYPERPLASIA BY ANALYSING EAG OR ERG EXPRESSION LEVELS

摘要

The present invention provides a method for the identification of the predisposition of a subject for a proliferative disorder or a hyperplasia and a method for the early diagnosis of a viral infection or an inflammatory disease, comprising the step of analyzing the level of expression of an ether à go-go (EAG) potassium channel gene and/or an ether à go-go related gene (ERG) or the activity of a corresponding gene product in a sample of tissue or cells.