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Table 1

Human CT (Cancer/Testis) Antigens.

CTa

System

# Genes

Chromosome Location

Detection Systemb

References

1

MAGE

16

Xq28/Xp21

T, Ab

7,10,12,13

2

BAGE

2

Unknown

T

14

3

GAGE

9

Xp11

T

15,16

4

SSX

>5

Xp11

Ab

10,17

5

NY-ESO-1

LAGE-1

2

Xq28

Ab, T, RDA

18,19

6

SCP-1

3

1p12-p13

Ab

20

7

CT7 / MAGE-C1

1

Xq26

Ab, RDA

21,22

8

CT8

1

Unknown

Ab

23

9

CT9

1

1p

Ab

24

10

CT10 / MAGE-C2

1

Xq27

RDA, Ab

25,26

11

CTp11

1

Xq26 -Xq27

-c

27

12

SAGE

1

Xq28

RDA

28

13

cTAGE-1

1

18p11

Ab

29

14

OY-TES-1

2

12p12-p13

Ab

30

aNumbered according to the CT nomenclature proposed by Old & Chen (11).
bAbbreviations: Ab, antibody; T, CD8+ T cell; RDA, representational difference analysis.
cDefined by differential mRNA expression in a parental vs. metastatic melanoma cell variant.

 

Copyright © 2001 by Lloyd J. Old