Patent ID: 8133682
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07K,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method of diagnosing small cell lung cancer in a subject comprising detecting or measuring an NCAM-180 gene product in a sample derived from said subject, as compared to control levels of NCAM-180 gene product in a non-cancerous sample or a predetermined standard control value for a non-cancerous sample, and diagnosing small cell lung cancer in the subject when a level of the NCAM-180 gene product in the sample from the subject is elevated as compared to a control; wherein the NCAM-180gene product is: (a) an RNA comprising SEQ ID NO:1; (b) an RNA comprising SEQ ID NO:3; or (c) a protein comprising SEQ ID NO:2, 4, or 6.