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, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, and 43, and the nucleotide sequence of any of the clones deposited as ATCC® Accession numbers 98999, 98899, 207045, 207046, 207222, PTA-34, PTA-34, PTA-224, PTA-293, PTA-292, PTA-295, PTA-294, PTA-424, and PTA-438, 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, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41,and 43, and the nucleotide sequence of any of the clones deposited as ATCC® Accession numbers 98999, 98899, 207045, 207046, 207222, PTA-34, PTA-34, PTA-224, PTA-293, PTA-292, PTA-295, PTA-294, PTA-424, and PTA-438, 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, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, and 44, and the amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence of any of the clones deposited as ATCC® Accession numbers 98999, 98899, 207045, 207046, 207222, PTA-34, PTA-34, PTA-224, PTA-293, PTA-292, PTA-295, PTA-294, PTA-424, and PTA-438;
• 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, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, and 44, and the amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence of any of the clones deposited as ATCC® Accession numbers 98999, 98899, 207045, 207046, 207222, PTA-34, PTA-34, PTA-224, PTA-293, PTA-292, PTA-295, PTA-294, PTA-424, and PTA-438, wherein the fragment comprises at least 10 consecutive amino acid residues of any of SEQ ID NOs:2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, and 44, and the amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence of any of the clones deposited as ATCC® Accession numbers 98999, 98899, 207045, 207046, 207222, PTA-34, PTA-34, PTA-224, PTA-293, PTA-292, PTA-295, PTA-294, PTA-424, and PTA-438;
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• e) 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, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, and 44, and the amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence of any of the clones deposited as ATCC® Accession numbers 98999, 98899, 207045, 207046, 207222, PTA-34, PTA-34, PTA-224, PTA-293, PTA-292, PTA-295, PTA-294, PTA-424, and PTA-438, 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, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, and 44, and the amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence of any of the clones deposited as ATCC® Accession numbers 98999, 98899, 207045, 207046, 207222, PTA-34, PTA-34, PTA-224, PTA-293, PTA-292, PTA-295, PTA-294, PTA-424, and PTA-438;
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• 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, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, and 44, 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, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, and 43, and the nucleotide sequence of any of the clones deposited as ATCC® Accession numbers 98999, 98899, 207045, 207046, 207222, PTA-34, PTA-34, PTA-224, PTA-293, PTA-292, PTA-295, PTA-294, PTA-424, and PTA-438, or a complement thereof under stringent conditions.