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KLH

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-004655

A substance taken from a marine organism that may be linked to a specific antigen to boost the immune response to that antigen. KLH is being studied as a way to increase the immune response to cancer vaccines. It is a type of immune modulator. Also called keyhole limpet hemocyanin.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-004655
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionskeyhole limpet hemocyanin
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "term": "KLH",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance taken from a marine organism that may be linked to a specific antigen to boost the immune response to that antigen. KLH is being studied as a way to increase the immune response to cancer vaccines. It is a type of immune modulator. Also called keyhole limpet hemocyanin.",
  "expansions": [
    "keyhole limpet hemocyanin"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/klh/"
}

Record 9,793 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.