Novel genes encoding proteins having prognostic, diagnostic, preventive, therapeutic and other uses

An isolated nucleic acid molecule selected from the group consisting of:

• a) a nucleic acid molecule having a nucleotide sequence which is at least 90% identical to the nucleotide sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs:
• 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 17, and 19, or a complement thereof;
• b) a nucleic acid molecule comprising at least 15 nucleotide residues and having a nucleotide sequence identical to at least 15 consecutive nucleotide residues of any of SEQ ID NOs:
• 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 17, and 19, or a complement thereof;
• c) a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs:
• 2, 4, 6, 8, 18, and 20;
• d) a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a fragment of a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs:
• 2, 4, 6, 8, 18, and 20, wherein the fragment comprises at least 10 consecutive amino acid residues of any of SEQ ID NOs:
• 2, 4, 6, 8, 18, and 20;
• and
• c) a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a fragment of a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs:
• 2, 4, 6, 8, 18, and 20, wherein the fragment comprises consecutive amino acid residues corresponding to at least half of the full length of any of SEQ ID NOs:
• 2, 4, 6, 8, 18, and 20
• f) a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a naturally occurring allelic variant of a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs:
• 2, 4, 6, 8, 18, and 20, wherein the nucleic acid molecule hybridizes with a nucleic acid molecule consisting of the nucleotide sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs:
• 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 17, and 19, or a complement thereof under stringent conditions.