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Cancer Therapy
Human acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells produce human pregnancy hormone hCG
January 12th, 2006
According to a study from India, human acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells make human pregnancy hormone human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) and expose it on the membrane. "The binding of a humanized chimeric (cPiPP) recombinant antibody (human IgG(1), kappa linked to mouse variable regions) of high affinity (Ka 3 x 1010 M-1) and high specificity for hCG with MOLT-4 cells, an acute lymphoblastic leukemia cell line derived from a patient in relapse, has been studied." R.S. Kabeer and colleagues, Talwar Research Foundation, wrote, "The antibody binds on the membranes of the viable tumor cells as seen by flow cytometry. Biologically...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-12)
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