Oncofetal antigens. Increasing the specificity of the CEA radioimmunoassay
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Oncofetal antigens. Increasing the specificity of the CEA radioimmunoassay
Am J Clin Pathol.
1977 Nov.
Abstract
The biologic and clinical significance of the oncofetal antigens carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and alpha1-fetoprotein (AFP) are discussed. Although the current assays for these molecules are not tumor-specific, measurement of these molecules in the circulation of cancer patients is useful either for tumor diagnosis or for management of the cancer patient in the postoperative or post-chemotherapy state. An approach to increasing the specificity of the CEA radioimmunoassay is described.
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