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carcinoembryonic antigen peptide 1-6D

A 9-residue human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-restricted fragment of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). Vaccination with carcinoembryonic antigen peptide 1-6D, which has the amino acid sequence YLSGANLNL, may elicit a cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) immune response against tumors expressing CEA.
Synonym:CEA:571-579 (576D)
mCEA peptide
modified CEA peptide
Abbreviation:CAP-1-6D peptide
CEA PEP 1-6D
IND number:6843
NSC code:701524
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