Indicadores
CA 19-9 is a fucosylated glycosphingolipid carbohydrate antigen that is soluble and is adsorbed to erythrocytes and to many adenocarcinomas of the digestive tract, especially pancreatic tumors. By structure CA 19-9 is related to the Lewis blood group antigens.
Producto
Immunoassay
Pruebas
A CA 19-9 test measures the amount of a protein called CA 19-9 (cancer antigen 19-9) in a sample of your blood. CA 19-9 is a type of tumor marker. Tumor markers are substances made by cancer cells or by normal cells in response to cancer .
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Pruebas
The determination of the amount of cancer antigen 19-9 present in a sample.
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Artículo
Research record from Diagnostics (Basel), 2026-08-19. PMID 42651039.