Patent ID: 7309780

Claim:
An isolated antibody or fragment thereof that specifically binds to a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence consists of amino acid residues −17 to +208 of SEQ ID NO:2; (b) a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence consists of amino acid residues 1 to 208 of SEQ ID NO:2; (c) a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence consists of a portion of SEQ ID NO:2, wherein said portion is at least 30 contiguous amino acid residues of SEQ ID NO:2; (d) a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence consists of a portion of SEQ ID NO:2, wherein said portion is at least 50 contiguous amino acid residues of SEQ ID NO:2; (e) a full-length polypeptide encoded by the cDNA in ATCC Deposit No. 97465; (f) a mature polypeptide encoded by the cDNA in ATCC Deposit No. 97465; (g) a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence consists of a portion of the polypeptide encoded by the cDNA in ATCC Deposit No. 97465, wherein said portion is at least 30 contiguous amino acid residues; and (h) a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence consists of a portion of the polypeptide encoded by the cDNA in ATCC Deposit No. 97465, wherein said portion is at least 50 contiguous amino acid residues.