Immunologic Factor
mesothelin
[ meh-zoh-thee-lin ]
Subclass of:
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins;
GPI-Linked Proteins;
Surface Antigens
Definitions related to mesothelin:
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An ANTIGEN present on the surface of certain types of normal cells and overexpressed in several human tumors, including OVARIAN CANCER.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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