Definition of Alloantigen
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Medical Definition of Alloantigen
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Individuals of a species differ in alleles (are allogeneic) and the antigenic differences will cause an immune response to allografts.
The antigens concerned are often of the histocompatibility complex and are referred to as alloantigens.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(22 Feb 2008)
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