tissue-specific antigen — organ specific a … Medical dictionary
Prostate specific antigen — (PSA) is a protein produced by the cells of the prostate gland. PSA is present in small quantities in the serum of normal men, and is often elevated in the presence of prostate cancer and in other prostate disorders. A blood test to measure PSA… … Wikipedia
organ-specific — 1. Denoting or pertaining to a serum produced by the injection of the cells of a certain organ or tissue that, when injected into another animal, destroys the cells of the corresponding organ. 2. Denoting an antigen specific for a particular… … 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
Organ donation — Intervention Organ donation is the donation of biological tissue or an organ of the human body, from a living or dead person to a living recipient in need of a transplantation. Transplantable organs and tissues are removed in a surgical procedure … Wikipedia
tumor-associated antigen — (TAA) an antigen that is associated with tumor cells; it may also be found under other conditions, as on normal cells during fetal life (oncofetal antigen) or on normal adult cells specific to certain organs (organ specific antigen), or may occur … Medical dictionary
Organ transplant — An organ transplant is the moving of a whole or partial organ from one body to another (or from a donor site on the patient s own body), for the purpose of replacing the recipient s damaged or failing organ with a working one from the donor site … Wikipedia
Human leukocyte antigen — The human leukocyte antigen system (HLA) is the name of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in humans. The superlocus contains a large number of genes related to immune system function in humans. This group of genes resides on chromosome 6 … Wikipedia
Duffy antigen system — Duffy blood group, chemokine receptor Identifiers Symbols DARC; CCBP1; CD234; Dfy; FY; GPD External IDs … Wikipedia
Minor histocompatibility antigen — are receptors on the cell surface of donated organs that are known to give an immunological response in some organ transplants[1]. They cause problems of rejection less frequently than those of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). Minor… … Wikipedia
