Tag: antigen
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) assay: standards
Carcinoembryonic antigen (or CEA) is a protein that is measured primarily to detect colon cancer. Procedure of the dosage, standards, meaning of a high rate, causes of an increase… Summary…
Covid-19 and influenza: how reliable are double antigen tests?
For several days, new antigenic tests have been making a lot of noise. These devices, equipped with a single swab, make it possible to detect in a single sample two…
HLA-B27 antigen: transmission, when to look for it?
8% of the French population carries the HLA B27 antigen. Its presence is associated with a number of rheumatic diseases, such as ankylosing spondyloarthritis. Summary Definition: what is the HLA-B27…
How rapid antigen testing changed the course of the pandemic in the UK
Rapid antigen tests, which were made widely available in the UK with a budget of 4.7 billion pounds, changed the course of the pandemic. It is thought that the tests…
Covid-19: can cold affect the viability of antigen tests?
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Add another coronavirus antigen to prolong the effectiveness of vaccines?
The S protein was chosen as the vaccine antigen but its frequent mutations weaken the antibodies induced by the vaccination. At the University of California, scientists are proposing another antigen…
Cross immunity: what is it?
L’cross immunity describes a acquired immunity against an infectious agent that protects against another agent (virus or bacterium). Cross-immunity is linked to the phenomenon of cross reaction. In general, an…