Natural and Induced Humoral Responses to MUC1

MUC1 is a membrane-tethered mucin expressed on the ductal cell surface of glandular epithelial cells. Loss of polarization, overexpression and aberrant glycosylation of MUC1 in mucosal inflammation and in adenocarcinomas induces humoral immune responses to the mucin. MUC1 IgG responses have been ass...

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Main Authors: Silvia Von Mensdorff-Pouilly, Maria Moreno, René H. M. Verheijen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-07-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/3/3/3073/