Patent ID: 9556490
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: C12Q,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method for monitoring a post-liver transplant patient, comprising the steps of: (a) determining the concentration of albumin mRNA in an acellular blood sample taken from the patient, wherein the determining comprises amplification of the albumin mRNA by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and wherein a primer comprising the polynucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:7 or 8 is used in the PCR; (b) comparing the concentration of albumin mRNA from step (a) with a standard control; and (c) detecting an increased risk of post-transplant liver complication in the patient when the concentration obtained in step (b) is greater than the standard control, and detecting no increased risk of post-transplant liver complication in the patient when the concentration obtained in step (b) is no greater than the standard control, wherein the post-transplant liver complication is not recurring hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).