Patent ID: 6949339

Claim:
A method for detecting colon cancer in a patient comprising: (a) measuring levels of a polynucleotide comprising SEQ ID NO:3 or native protein encoded by SEQ ID NO:3 in a sample of cells, tissue or bodily fluid obtained from the patient; and (b) comparing the measured levels of the polynucleotide comprising SEQ ID NO:3 or the native protein encoded by SEQ ID NO:3 with levels of the polynucleotide comprising SEQ ID NO:3 or the native protein encoded by SEQ ID NO:3 in a sample of cells, tissue or bodily fluid obtained from a control, wherein an increase in measured levels of the polynucleotide comprising SEQ ID NO:3 or the native protein encoded by SEQ ID NO:3 in the patient versus the levels of the polynucleotide comprising SEQ ID NO:3 or the native protein encoded by SEQ ID NO:3 in the control is associated with the presence of colon cancer.