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(57) Abstract: Providing a novel mucin for increasing the diagnostic value of mucin and analyzing the characteristics of its amino acid sequence and nucleotide sequence. The present invention provides the isolation of MUC8, a novel member of the mucin gene family, and its amino acid and nucleotide sequences. Also, MU A diagnostic reagent and a diagnostic method using C8 or an immunoreactive peptide derived therefrom, for example, by detecting an antibody against mucin as a tumor marker, and a vaccine for treating a disease by stimulating immune resistance and a method for treating the same are provided. Provided. |