Alpha-fetoprotein is an autoantigen in hepatocellular carcinoma and juvenile Batten disease

Failure of immune tolerance leads to production of autoantibodies to self-antigens. The repertoire of autoantibodies detected in cancer patients can indicate the presence of autoimmune disease. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) autoantibodies have been found in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and...

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Main Authors: Roberto Bei, Gerald J. Mizejewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IMR Press 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark
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Online Access:https://www.imrpress.com/journal/FBL/25/5/10.2741/4840