SYNGR4 as a target gene for cancer therapy and diagnosis

摘要

The present invention relates to the roles played by the SYNGR4 genes in lung cancer carcinogenesis and features a method for treating or preventing lung cancer by administering a double-stranded molecule against one or more of the SYNGR4 genes or a composition, vector or cell containing such a double stranded molecule and antibody. The present invention also features methods for diagnosing lung cancer or assessing/determining the prognosis of a patient with lung cancer, especially NSCLC or SCLC, using one or more over-expressed genes selected from among SYNGR4. To that end, SYNGR4 may serve as a novel serological biomarker for lung cancer. Also, disclosed are methods of identifying compounds for treating and preventing lung cancer, using as an index their effect on the over-expression of one or more of SYNGR4 in the lung cancer.