Active Native Human CA19-9 protein

• Cat.No.: CA19-9-01H
• Product Overview: Native Human Cancer Antigen 19-9 was purified from Human Liver Metastases.

Specification

• Species: Human
• Source: Human Liver Metastases
• Tag: Non
• Description: Cancer Antigen 19-9 is a tumor marker elevated in blood of patients with carcinoma of the gastro-intestinal tract. Primarily used distinguishing pancreatic cancer from pancreatitis, CA 19-9 is not sufficiently specific for use as a cancer screening test. The specificity for pancreatic cancer increases with increasing levels, high levels showing a specificity of >97% for tumor presence. CA 19-9 can be elevated in many types of gastrointestinal cancer, such as colorectal cancer, esophageal cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma.
• Form: Liquid in phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4 with sucrose and 0.05% sodium azide
• Bio-activity: Typically > 500 kU/mL (Roche Elecsys EIA)
• Storage: Store at -20 centigrade.