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• Antigen, prostate specific (PSA) — A test used to screen for cancer of the prostate and to monitor treatment. PSA is a protein produced by the prostate gland. Although most PSA is carried out of the body in semen, a very small amount escapes into the blood stream. The PSA test is… …   Medical dictionary

• antigen — Any substance that, as a result of coming in contact with appropriate cells, induces a state of sensitivity and/or immune responsiveness after a latent period (days to weeks) and that reacts in a demonstrable way with antibodies and/or immune… …   Medical dictionary

• Malaria antigen detection tests — A schematic diagram of a dipstick Malaria antigen detection tests are a group of commercially available tests that allow the rapid diagnosis of malaria by people who are not otherwise skilled in traditional laboratory techniques for diagnosing… …   Wikipedia

• Carcinoembryonic antigen — (CEA) is a protein found in many types of cells but associated with tumors and the developing fetus. CEA is tested in blood. The normal range is Benign conditions that can increase CEA include smoking, infection, inflammatory bowel disease,… …   Medical dictionary

• Oncofetal antigen — Oncofetal antigens are proteins which are typically present only during fetal development but are found in adults with certain kinds of cancer. These proteins are often measurable in the blood of individuals with cancer and may be used to both… …   Wikipedia

• Sperm associated antigen 5 — Sperm associated antigen 5, also known as SPAG5, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: SPAG5 sperm associated antigen 5| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=10615| accessdate = ] PBB… …   Wikipedia

• Test, carcinoembryonic antigen — Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a protein found in many types of cells but associated with tumors and the developing fetus. CEA is tested in blood. The normal range is Benign conditions that can increase CEA include smoking, infection,… …   Medical dictionary

• T antigen — tē n any of several proteins that are produced by some tumorigenic DNA viruses (as simian virus 40) when they infect cells and that function in the transformation of normal cells into tumor cells or into tumor forming cells and in the unwinding… …   Medical dictionary

• MART-1 antigen — A substance found on the surface of melanoma cells. It is being used to develop cancer vaccines that may help the immune system kill cancer cells. Vaccines made using the MART 1 antigen are being studied in the treatment of advanced melanoma.… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• Test, prostate specific antigen — A test used to screen for cancer of the prostate and to monitor treatment. PSA is a protein produced by the prostate gland. Although most PSA is carried out of the body in semen, a very small amount escapes into the blood stream. The PSA test is… …   Medical dictionary

• prostate specific antigen — (PSA) an enzyme produced by the glandular epithelium of the prostate. Increased quantities are secreted when the gland enlarges, and levels of PSA in the blood are significantly elevated in cancer of the prostate. Although there is no clear cut… …   Medical dictionary