Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)

A membrane glycoprotein epitope that is present in the foetal gastrointestinal tract in normal conditions. CEA levels are elevated in almost one third of patients with colorectal, liver, pancreatic, lung, breast, head and neck, cervical, bladder, medullary, thyroid, and prostatic carcinoma.

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