Carcinoembryonic antigen
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carcinoembryonic-antigen-189-1479363
title:
Carcinoembryonic antigen
text:
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) describes a set of highly-related glycoproteins involved in cell adhesion. CEA is normally produced in gastrointestinal tissue during fetal development, but the production stops before birth. Consequently, CEA is usually present at very low levels in the blood of healthy adults. However, the serum levels are raised in some types of cancer, which means that it can be used as a tumor marker in clinical tests. Serum levels can also be elevated in heavy smokers. CEA ar
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description:
Glycoprotein secreted into the luminal surface of the epithelia in the gastrointestinal tract
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinoembryonic_antigen
date created:
2005-03-15T21:18:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T02:50:18Z
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13
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