| 摘要 |
The present invention aims at providing a novel, tissue-specific secretory polypeptide and a DNA encoding the same. The polypeptide and the DNA encoding the same of the invention may be used for diagnosing, treating or preventing diseases, for example, such as cancers, immunological diseases, infections, gastrointestinal diseases, circulatory organ diseases and endocrine diseases. The polypeptide of the invention is also useful as a reagent for screening for compounds, or salts thereof, that promote or inhibit the activity of the polypeptide of the invention. Further, since an antibody to the polypeptide of the invention is able to recognize the polypeptide of the invention specifically, the antibody may be used for the detection, quantitative determination or neutralization of the polypeptide of the invention in a sample liquid.
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