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Abstract
A carbohydrate antigen that occurs in tumors of the ovary as well as in breast, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract tumors and normal tissue. While it is tumor-associated, it is not tumor-specific and may have a protective function against particles and infectious agents at mucosal surfaces.
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- Antigen CA-125
- CA 125 Antigen
- Mucin-16
- Antigen CA 125
- Antigen, CA 125
- Antigen, CA-125
- Mucin 16
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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95; was see ANTIGENS, TUMOR-ASSOCIATED, CARBOHYDRATE 1989-94
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- Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate (1988-1994)
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- National Library of Medicine. CA-125 Antigen. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018394. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018394
- CA-125 Antigen. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24785352