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oncofetal

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oncofetal /on·co·fe·tal/ (-fe´t'l) carcinoembryonic.
on·co·fe·tal (ngk-ftl)
adj.
Of or relating to substances associated with tumor formation and present in fetal tissue.
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The company's research is focused on the use of the oncofetal antigen ("OFA"), or more specifically, iLRP - immature Laminin Receptor Protein, as a cancer immunogen (a cancer target against which the immune system is directed) found in many tumor cell lines or fetal tissue, but not found in normal mature tissue.
Immunotherapy-Based Provisional Patents Mark Significant Discovery by BIOTECH Patent News
HMB-45 is an antibody that reacts with an oncofetal premelanosome-associated glycoprotein 2, found in neoplastic (but not normal) melanocytes, as well as other cells bearing those structures.
Hepatic Angiomyolipoma by Amber A Petrolla and Wei Xin / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
[FIGURE 2 OMITTED] D2-40, a novel monoclonal antibody that was initially raised against an oncofetal antigen M2A, (41) was recently introduced to diagnostic pathology to help identify lymphatic endothelium.
New immunohistochemical markers in the evaluation of central nervous ... by Takei, Hidehiro; Bhattacharjee, Meenakshi B.; Rivera, Andreana; Dancer, Yeongju; Powell, Suzanne Z. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
 
 
 
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