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Descriptor English:   Antigenic Modulation 
Descriptor Spanish:   modulación antigénica 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Modulação Antigênica 
Synonyms English:   Antigenic Modulations
Modulation, Antigenic
Modulations, Antigenic  
Tree Number:   G12.122.140
Definition English:   Loss of detectable antigen from the surface of a cell after incubation with antibodies. This is one method in which some tumors escape detection by the immune system. Antigenic modulation of target antigens also reduces the therapeutic effectiveness of treatment by monoclonal antibodies. 
History Note English:   92 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
DE drug effects ES ethics
GE genetics IM immunology
PH physiology RE radiation effects
Record Number:   30261 
Unique Identifier:   D016525 

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