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CEA


Formal name: Carcinoembryonic Antigen
Related tests: Tumor markers

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Clarke, W. and Dufour, D. R., Editors (2006). Contemporary Practice in Clinical Chemistry, AACC Press, Washington, DC. Pp 244-245.

Pagana K, Pagana T. Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests. 3rd Edition, St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier; 2006 pp 161-162.

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: CEA. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003574.htm. Accessed February 2009.