Patent ID: 8859725

Claim:
A method for monitoring, prognosing or diagnosing a grafted kidney physiology in a patient of renal transplantation therapy comprising: a) Collecting a sample of a body fluid from a subject; b) Adding an internal standard for accurate quantization; c) Concentrating and de-salting the sample collected; d) Quantifying and analyzing the content of peptides selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10 by liquid chromatography (LC) followed by mass spectroscopy (MS); e) Comparing values obtained in step d) with control values; and f) Applying the comparative values gathered in step d) in the evaluation or diagnosis of the physiological performance of the kidney.