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Biological Factors > Antigens > Antigens, Neoplasm > Tissue Polypeptide Antigen
Biological Factors > Biomarkers > Biomarkers, Tumor > Tissue Polypeptide Antigen
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Tissue Polypeptide Antigen

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Tissue Polypeptide Antigen  

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Entry terms

  • Antigen, TPA
  • TPA Antigen

Scope note

  • Serological tumor marker composed of a molecular complex of cytokeratins 8, 18, and 19. It is used in the diagnosis and staging of bronchogenic carcinoma.

History note

  • 97; was TISSUE POLYPEPTIDE ANTIGEN (NM) 1978-96

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019396

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