Medical Definition of Antigen shift

1. A variation of the antigens expressed by a particular species of organisms. This is most commonly seen in microorganisms where there is a sudden escape from immune recognition. Compare: antigenic drift. See: antigenic variation. (18 Nov 2007)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antigen Shift

antigenicity
antigenic competition
antigenic complex
antigenic determinant
antigenic drift
antigenic modulation
antigenic shift
antigenic switching
antigenic variation
antigens
antigens
antigen excess
antigen interferon
antigen presentation
antigen processing
antigen shift (current term)
antigen unit
antiglare
antiglobulin
antiglobulins
antiglobulin test
Antigone
Antigonia
antigonorrheic
Antigonus
Antigonus Cyclops
antigovernment
antigraft
antigram
antigraph

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