ANALYTIC METHOD AND KIT FOR DIAGNOSING ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS

摘要

Provided is an analytical method for providing information necessary for a diagnosis of alcohol use disorder, including measuring (i) an expression level of a gene encoding a JNK or p-JNK protein in a subject's sample, (ii) an expression level of a gene encoding a JNK or p-JNK protein and an expression level of a gene encoding the Elk-1 protein in a subject's sample, or (iii) expression levels of genes encoding JNK, p-JNK, and Elk-1 proteins in a subject's sample, respectively; and a kit for a diagnosis of alcohol use disorder which is used in the analytical method.