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CD20

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001525

A protein found on B cells (a type of white blood cell). It may be found in higher than normal amounts in patients with certain types of B-cell lymphomas and leukemias. Measuring the amount of CD20 on blood cells may help to diagnose cancer or plan cancer treatment. CD20 is a type of tumor marker. Also called CD20 antigen.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001525
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ExpansionsCD20 antigen
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "CD20",
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  "definition": "A protein found on B cells (a type of white blood cell). It may be found in higher than normal amounts in patients with certain types of B-cell lymphomas and leukemias. Measuring the amount of CD20 on blood cells may help to diagnose cancer or plan cancer treatment. CD20 is a type of tumor marker. Also called CD20 antigen.",
  "expansions": [
    "CD20 antigen"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/cd20/"
}

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