Antigens that exist in alternative (allelic) forms in a single species. When an isoantigen is encountered by species members who lack it, an immune response is induced. Typical isoantigens are the BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D007519
altLabel
Alloantigens
Alloantigen
Isoantigen
AQL
AD AE AN BI BL CF CH CL DE EC GE HI IM IP ME PD PH PO RE TO TU UL UR
cui
C0002131
C0022145
DC
1
definition
Antigens that exist in alternative (allelic) forms in a single species. When an isoantigen is encountered by species members who lack it, an immune response is induced. Typical isoantigens are the BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS.