Dickinson JP, McDermott JR, Smith JK, Caspary EA. A common tumour specific antigen. II. Further characterization of the whole antigen and of a cross-reacting antigen of normal tissues.
Br J Cancer 1974;
29:425-32. [PMID:
4527605 PMCID:
PMC2009113 DOI:
10.1038/bjc.1974.94]
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Abstract
Experimental evidence supporting the postulated analogy between myelin basic protein and a previously described common tumour specific antigen is summarized under antigenic cross-reactivity, subcellular localization, molecular size, basicity and proteolipid nature. A third protein antigen, present in all tissues, also shows strong similarities in all these respects.
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