Glycoprotein Hormones Alpha Polypeptide

Preferred Label : Glycoprotein Hormones Alpha Polypeptide;

NCIt synonyms : Follitropin Alfa; Choriogonadotropin Alpha Chain; Lutropin Alpha Chain; Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Alpha Chain; Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Alpha Chain; Anterior Pituitary Glycoprotein Hormones Common Alpha Subunit; CG-alpha; TSH-alpha; LSH-alpha; Luteinizing Hormone Alpha Chain; FSH-alpha; Chorionic Gonadotrophin Alpha Subunit; Thyrotropin Alpha Chain;

NCIt related terms : Luteinizing Hormone Subunit Alpha;

NCIt definition : The alpha polypeptide chain of any of the four human glycoprotein hormones chorionic gonadotropin (CG), luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). Overexpressed in certain estrogen receptor (ER)-positive cancers, glycoprotein hormones alpha polypeptide (choriogonadotropin alpha; CGA) may be used as a biomarker for these types of cancer or as a predictor for the responsiveness of certain anti-estrogen therapy.;

UNII : QAF8Z6N25M;

Chemical formula : C437H682N122O134S13;

Details

Origin ID

C65745;

UMLS CUI

C5441904;

See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Product containing follitropin alfa (medicinal product) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Hormone [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Alpha subunit [LOINC component]
- Follitropin, alpha subunit (substance) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- Follitropin.alpha subunit [LOINC component]
- Glycoprotein hormone alpha subunit (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Lutropin, alpha subunit (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Lutropin.alpha subunit [LOINC component]
- Pituitary glycoprotein hormone, alpha subunit (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Pituitary glycoprotein hormone.alpha subunit [LOINC component]
- Product containing follitropin alfa (medicinal product) [SNOMED CT concept]
- follitropin, alpha subunit [SNOMED Notion]
- glycoprotein hormones, alpha subunit [MeSH concept]
- glycoprotein hormones, alpha subunit [MeSH Descriptor]
- lutropin, alpha subunit [SNOMED Notion]
Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
- glycoprotein hormones, alpha subunit [MeSH Descriptor]
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- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Glycoprotein Hormones Alpha Chain Protein [NCIt concept]

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