Patent ID: 8110367

Claim:
A method for diagnosing the presence of a renal disorder in a subject having diabetes, the method comprising: (a) obtaining a urine sample from the subject; (b) contacting the urine sample with an antibody specific to CTGF under conditions suitable for the antibody to bind to CTGF; (c) detecting the level of antibody bound to CTGF, wherein the level of CTGF in the urine sample is determined by detecting the level of antibody bound to CTGF; and (d) comparing the level of CTGF in the urine sample to a standard level of CTGF, wherein the standard level of CTGF is from the urine of a normal population or from a diabetic patient population without a renal disorder and wherein an increased level of CTGF is indicative of the presence of a renal disorder.