Patent ID: 7883896

Claim:
A method for detecting lung adenocarcinoma, squamous cell lung carcinoma, clear cell lung carcinoma or non-small cell lung carcinoma in an individual comprising: a. obtaining a lung tissue sample from an individual, b. determining the level of a nucleic acid comprising a sequence that encodes the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 in said lung tissue sample, c. comparing the level of said nucleic acid in said lung tissue sample to the level of said nucleic acid determined in a non-cancerous lung tissue sample, and d. determining that there is an indication of the presence of lung adenocarcinoma, squamous cell lung carcinoma, clear cell lung carcinoma or non-small cell lung carcinoma in the individual if the level of said nucleic acid is higher in the lung tissue sample from said individual than the level of said nucleic acid in the non-cancerous lung tissue sample.