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CA-125 Antigen MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
CA-125 Antigen
Tree Number(s)
D09.400.430.900.631.050
D12.776.395.560.631.050
D23.050.285.050.225
D23.050.550.325.225
D23.101.140.075.225
Unique ID
D018394
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018394
Scope Note
A carbohydrate antigen that occurs in tumors of the ovary as well as in breast, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract tumors and normal tissue. While it is tumor-associated, it is not tumor-specific and may have a protective function against particles and infectious agents at mucosal surfaces.
Entry Term(s)
Antigen CA-125
CA 125 Antigen
Mucin-16
Previous Indexing
Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate (1988-1994)
Public MeSH Note
95; was see ANTIGENS, TUMOR-ASSOCIATED, CARBOHYDRATE 1989-94
Online Note
use ANTIGENS, TUMOR-ASSOCIATED, CARBOHYDRATE to search CA-125 ANTIGEN 1989-94
History Note
95; was see ANTIGENS, TUMOR-ASSOCIATED, CARBOHYDRATE 1989-94
Date Established
1995/01/01
Date of Entry
1994/05/23
Revision Date
2023/03/16
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