The neoplastic plasma cells express MAGE-A1. (IMAGE)

Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association

The neoplastic plasma cells express MAGE-A1.

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In multiple myeloma, the bone marrow contains many degenerate plasma cells that produce the antigen MAGE-1A (brown). The T cells, genetically engineered with a MAGE-1A-specific receptor, recognize the antigen and target the tumor cells.

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von Brünneck / Charité

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