Use of human mammary epithelial antigens (HME-Ags) in breast cancer diagnosis
Ceriani, R.L.; Orthendahl, D.; Sasaki, M.; Kaufman, L.; Miller, S.; Wara, W.M.; Peterson, J.A.
Cancer Detection and Prevention 4(1-4): 603-609
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0361-090X PMID: 7349827 Document Number: 170791
The use of human mammary epithelial antigens (HME-Ags) was explored in detection of human breast cancers. Specific antibodies were made against HME-Ags, which are normal differentiation antigens of human breast epithelium, and were used in a solid phase radioimmunoassay. Circulating HME-Ags were detected in sera of breast cancer patients with high-tumor load. These antibodies, after radioiodination, were also successfully used to localize human breast tumors grafted in athymic nude mice by whole body radioimaging devices. These results suggest that HME-Ags can be applied to breast cancer diagnosis with higher specificity than those already reported.