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Tumor-associated Antigen 43-9F
A novel tumor-associated carbohydrate epitope identified by the 43-9F monoclonal antibody and associated with the growth pattern of squamous cell lung carcinomas. Tumor-associated antigen 43-9F is used to differentiate between normal cells and cancer cells in tumor biopsy specimens. (NCI Thesaurus)
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