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TUMOR SPECIFIC ANTIGEN [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
  • Cancers and Oncology
CONT

Production of onco-fetal antigens - many tumours bear new antigens not found on normal host cells. These antigens are known by several names as tumour specific antigens (TSA), tumour specific transplantation antigen (TSTA), or tumour associated transplantation antigens (TATA).

Key term(s)
  • tumor specific antigen

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
  • Cancers et oncologie
CONT

Obtention de lymphocytes T cytotoxiques spécifiques des cellules B tumorales. Les cellules B des lymphomes expriment une immunoglobuline dont les parties variables sont uniques, c'est-à-dire différentes de celles des autres immunoglobulines dans le répertoire B. Cette propriété fait de l'immunoglobuline, et plus précisément de l'idiotype, un antigène spécifique de tumeur.

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