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Carcinoembryonic Antigen Peptide
A class of synthetic peptides based on the sequences of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), a tumor-associated antigen overexpressed in several cancer cell types. These peptides may be used in vaccination against cancers. (NCI Thesaurus)
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