oncofetal antigen

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oncofetal antigen

[¦aŋk·ə‚fēd·əl ′ant·i·jən]

(immunology)

Any of a group of antigens that are commonly present both in fetal tissue during early development of life and in adult tissue when cancer occurs.

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Two of the analytes examined, CA15-3 and CA125, showed atypical patterns of expression during the first year of life given their suspected status as oncofetal antigens (Fig.

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Hepatocellular carcinomas in dogs have been separated from cholangiocarcinomas on the basis of their immunohistochemical staining patterns for oncofetal antigens in one report [24].