Patent ID: 7250256

Claim:
A method of determining if a cell is neoplastic, comprising comparing expression of hPNQALRE in a first cell suspected of being neoplastic with expression of hPNQALRE in a second cell which is a known normal cell from the same source as the first cell, wherein said hPNQALRE comprises a coding sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) SEQ ID NO:1; (b) SEQ ID NO:3; (c) SEQ ID NO:5; (d) SEQ ID NO:7; (e) nucleotides 76-114 of SEQ ID NO:5; (f) nucleotides 503-564 of SEQ ID NO:3; and (g) nucleotides 542-603 of SEQ ID NO:5, wherein over-expression of hPNQALRE in said first cell indicates neoplasia in said first cell.