METHODS AND USES RELATING TO THE DIAGNOSIS OR PROGNOSIS OF PAIN-RELATED TISSUE STATES OR PAIN-RELATED DISEASES SUCH AS PAIN

摘要

Slfn2 (Schlafen 2) for use as an indicator of a pain-related tissue status or a pain-related disease or as an indicator of the risk for developing a pain-related tissue status or disease, Slfn2 for use in the diagnosis or prognosis of a pain-related tissue status or of a pain-related disease A method of identifying a pain-related tissue status or the presence of a pain-related disease and/or the risk of developing a pain-related tissue status or a pain-related disease and/or the progression or a stage of a pain-related tissue status or a pain-related disease in an individual, the method comprising detecting the level of Slfn2, a kit for detecting Slfn2 comprising a means for detecting Slfn2, a data carrier comprising instructions for a method of diagnosing a pain-related tissue state or disease and optionally a container.