Methods and compositions for diagnosing lung cancer
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to compositions and methods for cancer diagnosis, research and therapy, including but not limited to, cancer markers. In particular, the present invention relates to ubiquilin 1 markers for cancer.
1. A method for detecting lung cancer, comprising:
a) providing a sample from a subject suspected of having lung cancer;
b) detecting the presence or absence of an autoantibody to Ubiquilin 1 in said sample; and
c) detecting lung cancer in said sample when said autoantibody to Ubiquilin 1 is present in said sample.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said detecting the presence of an autoantibody to said Ubiquilin 1 comprises detecting the binding of an antibody to said autoantibody.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said method further comprises step c) providing a prognosis to said subject.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said sample is selected from the group consisting of a serum sample and a blood sample.