Encyclopedia: Tumor Antigen
Tumor antigen is a substance produced in tumor cells that triggers an immune response in the host. Tumor antigens are useful in identifying tumor cells and are potential candidates for use in cancer therapy. Normal proteins in the body are not antigenic because of self-tolerance, a process in which self-reacting cytotoxic T lymphocytes and autoantibody-producing B lymphocytes are culled in the thymus. Thus any protein that is not exposed to...
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a. they do not display class I MHC molecules b. they display fragments of tumor...
It's a tough call, but I think that your best answer is (b.) they display fragments of tumor antigen in the MHC molecules. The reason I say that is because one...
Asked by grannywrinkl3 - 9 months ago
I was wondering if it is possible to conjugate an adenoviral vector, in vitro, to...
i suppose it would be possible, but its hard to say whether or not it would work. first, binding of the virus with the antibody may interfere with the...
Asked by Natasha - 10 months ago
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one gene, 2 variants
weeks of work for my diploma thesis on this. i am trying to amplify and later on express tumor antigens need to know now is which one of them is the one relevant for tumor screening...
Jul 04, 2008
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and colon cancer cell lines that are known to express the tumor-associated antigens, MART-1 and CEA-1 , respectively, and an osteosarcoma line lacking any known tumor antigen. Telomerase was introduced
Mar 18, 2003
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Very exciting Cancer breakthrough..
can be said to be effective. The patient in this study had tumor cells expressing an antigen that had melanomas with the same type of immune system and tumor antigen. The man on whom the treatment
Jun 20, 2008
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Differentiate b/w antigen & immunogen
"An antigen (from antibody-generating) or immunogen[citation needed] is a substance that prompts the generation of antibodies and can cause an immune response. The word originated from the notion that they can stimulate antibody generation. We...
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Could this be a tumor?
Uhm............No Info Included?????...
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what is the probability of me getting a cancerous tumor? What procedure is done to...
Indeed, my grandfather died also of lung cancer due to smoking, I hope that the fact that I stopped smoking will make my life longer than his...
Asked by Elizabeth_l - 2 months ago
My ear Doctor diagnosed me with cholesteatoma. I am very scared. Does this mean I...
Cholesteatomas are not a form of cancer. They are benign tumors. They can destroy the bones of hearing as they grow, especially when the ear is infected or if water...
Asked by Mcguigan - 4 months ago
My 45-years old wife was told she have cancer in the uterus, and will have...
No. You don t need to use condom for THIS reason (there are plenty of other reasons to use condom that may apply to you). Tumors don ...
Asked by Walters - 4 months ago
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