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al·lo·an·ti·gen

 (ăl′ō-ăn′tĭ-jən)
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alloantigen

(ˌæləʊˈæntɪdʒən)
n
another name for isoantigen
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al•lo•an•ti•gen

(ˌæl oʊˈæn tɪ dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn)

n.
an antigen present in some but not all individuals of the same species, as those in different human blood groups.
[1965–70]
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moreover, blood transfusions in multiple times may cause the immune system is under constant alloantigen stimulation in [beta]-thalassemia patients, in spite of the immune responses that are suppressed because of iron overload (62).
The first alloantigen on leukocytes was called MAC (later known as HLA-A2).
Because leucocytes from the donor of the sera were also not agglutinated, the antisera obviously detected an alloantigen present on human leucocytes.
Association of the B-cell alloantigen DRW4 with rheumatoid arthritis.
Association of a B-cell alloantigen with susceptibility to rheumatic fever.
IT can also be caused occasionally by the presence of a donor origin autoantibody [10] or by the presence of a recipient-origin alloantibody against a donor platelet alloantigen.
There is accumulating evidence that there exist antigenic systems not detectable in standard lymphocytotoxic techniques that may provoke hyperacute or accelerated rejection: the endothelial-monocyte alloantigen system [2], the anti-vascular IgG endothelial cell antibodies [3], and the IgM antibodies that are reactive against endothelial cells [4].
hAECs inhibit peripheral blood mononuclear cell proliferative responses to mitogen, alloantigen, and recall antigen (14).
Albersheim, "Preservation of the delayed-type hypersensitivity response to alloantigen by xyloglucans or oligogalacturonide does not correlate with the capacity to reject ultraviolet-induced skin tumors in mice," The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, vol.