COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE

摘要

Described herein is fatty acid-binding protein 3 (FABP3) and/or FABP4 for diagnosing or staging peripheral artery disease (PAD) or for assessing revascularization in PAD afflicted subjects. Also described is FABP3 and/or FABP4 for distinguishing PAD patients from non-PAD patients regardless of the presence PAD symptoms, for distinguishing PAD patients with a non-compressible ABI from non-PAD patients, or for determining prognosis in PAD. Also described herein are various methods and biomarker panels for use in PAD.