MART-1 antigen
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| MART-1 antigen | |
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| Term | MART-1 antigen |
| Short definition | MART-1 antigen - protein found on normal melanocytes (cells that produce the pigment melanin) in the skin and retina. It is also found in most melanomas (cancers that start in melanocytes). |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
MART-1 antigen - protein found on normal melanocytes (cells that produce the pigment melanin) in the skin and retina. It is also found in most melanomas (cancers that start in melanocytes). Vaccines using portions of the MART-1 antigen are being studied for their ability to boost the immune response to cancer cells in melanoma patients. Also known as melan-A protein and melanoma antigen, recognized by T cells 1
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