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Evidence for a Tumour-associated Antigen in Human Malignant Melanoma

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TUMOUR-directed antibodies are found in the serum of patients suffering from malignant melanoma1–5, and so we have attempted to detect tumour-associated antigens in extracts from melanoma tumours and urine of patients.

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CARREL, S., THEILKAES, L. Evidence for a Tumour-associated Antigen in Human Malignant Melanoma. Nature 242, 609–610 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/242609a0

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