Patent ID: 6451542
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A method for diagnosing Kawasaki disease (KD) in a patient suspected of suffering from KD comprising:(a) measuring the blood level (w/v) of haptoglobin (Hp) in said patient to obtain a value A; (b) measuring the blood level (w/v) of apolipoprotein A1 (Apo A1) in said patient to obtain a value B; (c) calculating the ratio of A/B as an index; (d) comparing the index A/B obtained in step (c) with a cut off value wherein based on the cut off value, the predictive value of a positive test (PPV) is higher than 70%; and (e) diagnosing said patient as suffering from KD if the index is higher than the cutoff value.