In vitro use of an anti-oxMIF antibody, wherein oxMIF is MIF which is differentially binding to antibodies RAB4, characterized by a light chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25110 and a heavy chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25112, RAB9, characterized by a light chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25111 and a heavy chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25113, and/or RAB0, characterized by a light chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25114 and a heavy chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25115; which is selected from the following group: a) a RAM9 antibody, characterized by a light chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25859 and a heavy chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25860. b) a RAM4 antibody, characterized by a light chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25861 and a heavy chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25862, c) a RAM0 antibody, characterized by a light chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25863 and a heavy chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25864, d) a RAB4 antibody, characterized by a light chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25110 and a heavy chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25112, e) a RAB9 antibody, characterized by a light chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25111 and a heavy chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25113, and/or f) a RAB0 antibody, characterized by a light chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25114 and a heavy chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25115, in the diagnosis of a MIF-related disease. a) a RAM9 antibody, characterized by a light chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25859 and a heavy chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25860. b) a RAM4 antibody, characterized by a light chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25861 and a heavy chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25862, c) a RAM0 antibody, characterized by a light chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25863 and a heavy chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25864, d) a RAB4 antibody, characterized by a light chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25110 and a heavy chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25112, e) a RAB9 antibody, characterized by a light chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25111 and a heavy chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25113, and/or f) a RAB0 antibody, characterized by a light chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25114 and a heavy chain sequence as deposited by way of plasmid deposition with deposit number DSM 25115, <EOS>