broad antigen

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|biochemistry}} In the testing of cell surface antigens, a serological specificity that is poor or broad relative to other specificities and can be defined as 2 or more [[split antigen]]s.(Example: HLA-B51 and HLA-B52 are split antigens of the HLA-B5 broad antigen)<ref>Okimoto K, Juji T, Ishiba S, Maruyama H, Tohyama H, Kosaka K. ''HLA--Bw54 (Bw22-J, J-1) antigen in juvenile onset diabetes mellitus in Japan.'' Tissue Antigens 1978 11(5):418–22 pmid=694905</ref>

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