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Descriptor
English
:
Prostate-Specific Antigen
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Antígeno Prostático Específico
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Antígeno Prostático Específico
Synonyms
English
:
gamma-Seminoprotein
hK3 Kallikrein
Kallikrein hK3
Tree Number:
D08.811.277.656.300.760.442.750
D08.811.277.656.959.350.442.750
D12.776.866.249.500
D23.050.285.625
D23.101.840.625
Definition
English
:
A glycoprotein that is a kallikrein-like
serine
proteinase and an esterase, produced by
epithelial cells
of both normal and malignant
prostate
tissue. It is an important marker for the
diagnosis
of
prostate
cancer.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with prostate-specific
acid phosphatase
( =
PROSTATE
+
ACID PHOSPHATASE
)
See Related
English
:
Prostatic Neoplasms
History Note
English
:
93; was PROSTATE CANCER SPECIFIC ANTIGENS (NM) 1982-92; SEMENOGELASE was NM 1976-95
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BI
biosynthesis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
DF
deficiency
DE
drug effects
EC
economics
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PH
physiology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
SE
secretion
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UL
ultrastructure
UR
urine
Record Number:
30596
Unique Identifier:
D017430
Occurrence in VHL
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