Cancer associated protein

A method for screening and/or diagnosing cancer in a subject, which method comprises a step of detecting and/or quantifying in a biological sample of said subject, a material selected from the group consisting of:

• (i) a DTD polypeptide, said DTD polypeptide comprising:
• a) an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
• 1;
• b) an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 having one or more amino acid substitutions, deletions or insertions;
• c) a fragment of an amino acid sequence of a) or b), said fragment comprising at least ten amino acids;
• and
• (ii) a nucleic acid molecule, said nucleic acid molecule comprising:
• d) a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
• 2 or an RNA transcribed therefrom;
• e) a nucleic acid sequence encoding an amino acid sequence comprising a) SEQ ID NO:
• 1, b) or c);
• f) a nucleic acid sequence complementary to a nucleic acid sequence of d) or e);
• g) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide, wherein said polypeptide is identical to an amino acid sequence encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of d) or e);
• or
• h) a nucleic acid sequence having substantial identity to a nucleic acid sequence of d), e), f) or g).