| abstract |
[PROBLEMS] n To provide a gene marker which enables diagnosis of rejection, evaluation of the efficacy of an immunosuppressive agent, and determination of the presence or absence of immunological tolerance; methods that can be performed in a quick, simple, and convenient manner by using the gene marker as an indicator for diagnosing rejection, evaluating the efficacy of an immunosuppressive agent, identifying an immunosuppressive agent, selecting an immunosuppressive agent, determining the dose of an immunosuppressive agent, and judging the presence or absence of immunological tolerance; a kit; and a method for screening for an immunosuppressive agent or an immunological tolerance-inducing agent. n [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] n Genes whose expression levels were increased because of rejection and whose expression levels were decreased because of immunosuppressive agents have been identified as gene markers. By using the expression level of one of these gene markers as an indicator, it becomes possible to diagnose rejection, evaluate the efficacy of an immunosuppressive agent, and judge the presence or absence of immunological tolerance in a quick, simple, and convenient manner. |