MARKER FOR DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER, AND TARGET MOLECULE FOR THERAPY

摘要

Disclosed is a marker for use in the diagnosis of small cell carcinoma or breast cancer, which comprises a chromosomal region, a gene or a protein selected from the group consisting of the following members: (1) a chromosomal region substantially comprising a polynucleotide having a nucleotide sequence lying between position-10597582 and position-11121868 in the nucleotide sequence depicted in GenBank Accession Number NT_019273.18; (2) TRIM33 (tripartite motif 33) gene; (3) BCAS2 (breast carcinoma amplified sequence-2) gene; (4) DENND2C (DENN/MADD domain containing 2C) gene; (5) TRIM33 protein; (6) BCAS2 protein; and (7) DENND2C protein.