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Carcinoembryonic Antigen

Reports from University of Maryland advance knowledge in carcinoembryonic antigen

Published in Cancer Weekly, December 23rd, 2008

According to a study from the United States, "A poly(allylamine hydrochloride) carcinoembryonic antigen-imprinted hydrogel,was synthesized using a water-soluble crosslinker, ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, to investigate its viability for protein recognition."

"The imprinting factor of the imprinted hydrogel toward carcinoembryonic antigen was found to be similar to 5, while the imprinting factor of the imprinted hydrogel toward alpha-fetoprotein was determined to be similar to 2, suggesting selectivity and specificity toward the template protein," wrote B.J. Casey and colleagues, University of Maryland.

The researchers concluded: "This work lays...

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